Person Shot After Lunging at Deputy With Knife, Cumberland Sheriff’s Office Says
A Cumberland County deputy shot a knife-wielding suspect during a domestic call, officials said. The SBI is investigating; deputies are on leave, no public threat reported.
Fayetteville police officers shot suspect in armed robbery
Fayetteville police officers shot the suspect of an armed robbery on Ramsey Street on Tuesday, the Fayetteville Police Department announced in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Fayetteville police: One dead in officer-involved shooting
A “suicidal’’ man armed with two knives was killed Friday night in an officer-involved shooting on Hickory View Court, Fayetteville police said. Officers were dispatched to a …
Woman shot by Fayetteville police laid to rest
The ashes of a woman shot by Fayetteville police were laid to rest Friday in a niche behind St. Patrick Catholic Church. Jada Johnson, 22, was killed during what Fayetteville police say was a …
Fayetteville police ID officers involved in fatal shooting
The Fayetteville Police Department has released the names of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be suffering from a mental crisis on July 1. In a release Wednesday, the Police Department identified the officers as Officer Zacharius Borom and Sgt. Timothy Rugg. Both have been placed on paid…
‘She was a wonderful girl’
The grandparents of the woman who was fatally shot by Fayetteville police on Friday night dispute the department’s account of the incident. “This was bad. It was an egregious …
Fayetteville police: Mother killed in officer-involved shooting
A woman who appeared to be “in crisis” was killed Friday night in an officer-involved shooting on Colgate Drive, the Fayetteville Police Department said.

