Community pays the price as Cumberland County contends with dozens of drive-by shootings in 2024
Cumberland County has seen at least 80 drive-by shootings since the start of 2024.
Woman killed, 3 children injured in shootings on Sixth Street in Spring Lake
SPRING LAKE — Police are investigating a Monday night shooting that left a woman dead and three children injured, according to a news release. The shootings were reported at 7:45 p.m. Monday at South Sixth Street and N.C. 210.
Shootings leave 1 dead, 5 injured, including 12-year-old child
Three shootings in a six-hour period over the weekend killed one person and left five hurt in what Fayetteville’s police chief described as a “continuing senseless cycle of violence.”
Saturday shootings injure three women, one man
Three women and a man were injured by gunfire on Saturday in two separate incidents, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. A shooting was reported about 5:15 p.m. Saturday in the area of Gillespie and Trade streets. About 11 p.m. Saturday, a shooting was reported at the Speedway convenience story on South Eastern Boulevard.
Despite recent shootings, crime-prevention measures are working, police chief says
Even after three shootings over the past three weeks, violent crime — except for cases of homicide — is down “across the board” in Fayetteville so far this year, says Police Chief Kemberle Braden. Braden shared that assessment with City Council members on Aug. 7, then reiterated it at a special council meeting to discuss…
2 men killed in separate shootings in Eastover, on Dudley Road
Homicide detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are investigating separate shooting deaths on Saturday, according to news releases. The first shooting was reported about 12:50 p.m. Saturday when a physical disturbance was reported at 4001 Pembroke Lane in Eastover.