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One killed, four others wounded in Fayetteville shooting
March 6, 2021
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) A Fayetteville man is dead, a second is in critical condition and three others also suffered gunshot wounds after a shooting in the city.
Police say the shooting occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday on Shads Ford Lane. Thirty-two-year-old Albert Alexander Harris was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second victim, who has not been identified, was in critical condition Saturday after being taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Three others suffered non-life threatening gunshot injuries.
Police say multiple vehicles fled the scene, and that their investigation is ongoing.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) Fayetteville police officers are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting overnight.
Officers received a call of shots fired just before 1 a.m. in the 200 block of Shads Ford Boulevard with multiple cars leaving the scene.
Upon arrival, officers determined several people had been shot. Albert Alexander Harris, 32, died at the scene. Another man sustained life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Three other shooting victims are being treated.
Homicide detectives are investigating.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective Nevitt at (910) 703-3499 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 Andr
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A 19-year-old man is in critical condition after the car he was driving flipped several times and hit a tree, officials said.
Demaci Griffin, of the 200 block of Murray Fork Drive, was driving a 2008 Nissan Altima when it left the road and crashed, according to a statement released by the Fayetteville Police Department. He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Police were sent to Cliffdale Road near Woodstream Trail just after 8:20 p.m. because of the crash, the statement said. Lanes of Cliffdale Road heading toward Fayetteville were closed until about midnight.
Anyone with information about the crash should contact Officer C. Biggerstaff at (910) 751-1382 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).