Victim's fiancé among 2 charged with woman's Fayetteville murder

Friday, January 13, 2017
Two charged in Fayetteville woman's death
David Martin and Antonia Monroe.

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Detectives have arrested two men for the murder of a woman in Fayetteville last November, and one of the accused was the victim's fiancé.

Albana Nika, 40, was shot to death outside of Jumpers Nite Life on S. Reilly Road on Nov. 8, 2016.

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Nika, of Boston, Massachusetts, was shot at least once outside of the business and was rushed to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where she died.

Albana Nika
Fayetteville Police Department

Antonia Monroe, 52, of the 1300 block of Chilton Drive and David Martin, 45, of the 1300 block of Carolee Court have both been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Martin was Nika's fiancé.

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Monroe and Martin were taken to the Cumberland County Detention Center where they are being held without bond.

This remains an ongoing investigation and FPD Homicide Detectives continue to ask the public to contact them with any information they have concerning the murder of Nika.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective M. Wooten with the Fayetteville Police Department at (910) 391-8630, or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet, or by text-a-tip on your mobile device by sending a message to 274637 (in the text box type "4Tip" followed by your message.)

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