With 95 percent of hospitals reporting, COVID-19 hospitalizations are down 101 to 1,989. This is the first time hospitalizations have been below 2,000 since late November.
With 95 percent of hospitals reporting, COVID-19 hospitalizations are down 101 to 1,989. This is the first time hospitalizations have been below 2,000 since late November.
Authorities said it happened just before noon along the 4800 block of Alamance Road.
The investigation reveals Omar White, 26, of Virginia, was shot multiple times in a parking lot near a vehicle. White was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
Anyone with information regarding this homicide investigation is asked to contact Detective J. Arnold at (910) 824-9539 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet, or by downloading the FREE P3 Tips app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.
The gunman in a fatal shooting Tuesday near Raeford Road is being sought by Fayetteville police.
The shooting was reported about 11:46 a.m. in the 4800 block of Alamance Road, according to a statement released by the Fayetteville Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot near a vehicle, it said.
The man was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where he died, according to the statement. His name was not released because his family had not yet been notified, it said.
The shooting was along a portion of Alamance Road that runs parallel to Raeford Road between Ireland Drive and Hope Mills Road. The road is not far from William H. Owen Elementary School and a car dealership.
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The Jack Britt High School girls soccer team was playing on a muggy evening in Fayetteville, North Carolina, when the sky grew dark. It was on Sept. 30, 2015. Shana Williams Turner, a 46-year-old teacher in the school s special education department, was supervising at the gate that leads to the field. She watched as the weather started to turn.
Thunder rumbled above, each clap bringing lightning closer. When a bolt struck close by, the players and coaches were escorted inside by supervising staff. Shana kept guard outside, the heavy rain soaking her shoulder-length auburn hair, red trousers, and white shirt. After 30 minutes, the storm appeared to calm and the match resumed. Then, Shana saw another lightning bolt hit a grocery store across the street. Scared, she and the choir teacher, Richard Butler, ran to a nearby ticket booth to find shelter. With barely e