Man arrested, accused in shooting of Fayetteville bar security guard

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 29-year-old man is behind bars accused of shooting a security guard in Fayetteville.

The shooting happened in the parking lot of Phat Daddy's Bar and Grill around 11 p.m. on April 8.

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Security Guard Charles Jackson Jr. was trying to break up a fight that happened after a group of people were told they could not go into the bar.

Fayetteville Police Department said Monday it had arrested Will Francis, 29, and charged him with attempted first-degree murder.

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Francis is being held in the Cumberland County Detention Center under a $300,500 bond.



Jackson remains in the hospital in serious condition.
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