Lawsuit Proceeds After Former Cumberland Deputy Loses Appeal in Killing of Veteran
A sheriff’s deputy shot Adrian Roberts in 2020 while trying to detain him for mental health care. A lawsuit in the matter is ongoing.
Protesters in Fayetteville Demand Justice After Deadly ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
About 50 people gathered outside Fayetteville City Hall on Thursday night to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.
Grandfather of Jada Johnson asks for General Assembly review of officer shooting probes
A year after his 22-year-old granddaughter, Jada Johnson, was shot 17 times by Fayetteville police officers in his home, Richard Iwanski is calling on the General Assembly to address the N.C. Department of Justice’s system for prosecuting officer-involved shootings of deadly force, which he says is in “dire need of reform.”
Fayetteville police officers cleared by state in death of Jada Johnson
The state will not file criminal charges against the Fayetteville police officers who killed Jada Johnson last summer, the N.C. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Johnson, 22, was shot 17 times and killed last July.
Jada Johnson’s grandfather says city should not pay for defense if officers involved in her death are charged
The grandfather of Jada Johnson, a 22-year-old woman who was shot 17 times and killed by Fayetteville police officers last summer, has called on the City Council not to provide legal representation for those officers. The investigation is continuing, and the officers have not been charged with any crime.
