Police said Christopher Lock, 29, of the 5100 block Hummingbird Place in Fayetteville died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Officers found Lock shot multiple times inside an upper-floor unit.
Police said the shooting was not a random act and that Lock had been shot by a person he knew.
No charges have yet been filed yet;
The case remains under investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective J. Littlejohn at (910) 818-3468 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).
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