Two Cumberland County men have been arrested in the shooting death of a woman during a child custody dispute, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
The men were arrested Thursday in the death of Barbara Mitchell Adair. She was shot on July 12 near the 500 Block of Mammoth Drive, according to a news release.
Deputies were responding to the call about 2:45 p.m. July 12 when they were notified that shots had been fired.
Adair suffered a gunshot wound and died after being taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Homicide detectives charged Darren Lyndell Powell, 24, of Spring Lake, and Hakeem Sincere Jessel Wilson, 24, of Fayetteville, with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder, the news release said.
Powell and Wilson were held at the Cumberland County Detention Center. Their first appearance in court is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Friday, the release said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Senior Sgt. C. Zwan at (910) 677-5503 or CrimeStoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477) or http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org.
