Officers with Fayetteville Police Department were called to investigate a shooting on Shawcross Lane off South Reilly Road around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
When officers arrived they found Aaron Copeland near the road with a gunshot wound. Copeland was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive.
Copeland was 22 years old and had a Lillington address. Police have learned the shooting was not random.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.