FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WNCN) – The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is working to invite two Fayetteville men for questioning after a deadly shooting over the weekend.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Monday its homicide detective wanted to speak to 28-year-old Damon Javone Ward about the shooting, but then on Tuesday added Joseph Michael Byrd, Jr., 41, as another wanted suspect.
MPs responded to the 9pm Sunday shooting in the parking lot of the Coliseum Inn on the 2500 block of Gillespie Street.
The victim, Donald Charles Owens III, 29, also of Fayetteville, was found with life-threatening injuries.
Owens was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where the sheriff’s office confirmed he died Monday morning.
Those with information are asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 910-677-5496 or Crimestoppers at 910-483-8477. Information can also be submitted online on the Crimestoppers website or via the P3 Tips mobile app.
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