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Updated December 19, 2020 7:58 a.m. EST
Fayetteville, N.C. A man was hit and killed by a car Friday night in Fayetteville.
James D. McKethan Jr., 42, of Fayetteville was hit at the intersection of N.C. Highway 24 and Plymouth Street shortly before 10 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Ajaleann J. Chico-Romo, 24, of Fayetteville, was driving the 2016 Toyota Corolla that hit him, police said.
No charges had been filed as of Saturday morning, but the incident remains under investigation.
Inbound N.C. 24 was closed while police investigated.
Updated December 18, 2020 11:36 a.m. EST
By Sydney Franklin, WRAL multipaltform producer
Jimel “Mister” Jones, 17, was shot at a home on Amanda Circle on Dec. 13. He died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Police are asking the public for help locating Krystle Bennetti, 34, who may have information about the crime.
Bennetti has not been charged in connection with this case.
Detectives said around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 13, several people were at the home when a dark-colored sedan with spoke-style rims stopped in the road in front of the house where the group was hanging out.
Multiple shots were fired from the car into the house before the car drove off toward Raintree Drive.
That’s the stark warning from health officials.
Jennifer Green, the Cumberland County health director, spoke to the county Board of Health about the COVID-19 crisis at its meeting Tuesday. Dr. Sam Fleishman, a board member and chief medical officer for Cape Fear Valley Health system, talked about the potential impact on Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.
Board members used computers to attend the virtual meeting, which was shown on the county’s social media sites.
Health officials have highlighted the importance of what has become known as “the three W’s” wearing masks, waiting six feet apart from other people and washing hands frequently to reduce the spread of the virus.
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