It happened in a residential area in the 6300 block of Chinquapin Court in Fayetteville.
On Monday evening, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Nikki Dwayne Savage, 30, of Hope Mills.
The sheriff's office said it arrested Douglas Ray Chavis II, 25, of Hope Mills who was wanted for first-degree murder in this homicide investigation.
A woman was also shot. She was rushed to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for treatment and was described as stable.
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