One hurt after shooting outside Fayetteville Food Lion

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Saturday, August 25, 2018

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Police say a man shot someone who reportedly swung a knife at him outside of a Food Lion in Fayetteville on Friday night.



It happened just at 9:07 p.m. at the Food Lion in the 3000 block of Rosehill Road.



Authorities said Marquel White, 26, was leaving the Food Lion while carrying his 2-year-old daughter when a man began following him.



The man yelled expletives at White and ran up to him swinging what detectives believe was a knife.



White fired a handgun at the male striking him in the abdomen.



The victim was rushed to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.



A knife and sheath were found on the ground near White's vehicle.



The investigation is still ongoing.



Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective B. Pleze with the Fayetteville Police Department at (910) 676-2396 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org.

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