Officers responded to Meharry Drive near Shaw Mill Road about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Police said someone called 911 after they saw the body of a black male in the wood line.
Late Tuesday night, detectives said the man has been identified as Hanee Heron Byrd, 37, of the 300 block of Hawthorne Drive.
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The cause of death is still under investigation.
Detectives have also identified a person of interest, Damien Scott Boyd, 23, of the 1000 block of Vesper Lane, who was last seen with the victim about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 7.
Detectives would like to speak with Boyd about this incident. Both Byrd and Boyd were last seen leaving the area of Hawthorne Drive in a black, 2012, Ford Focus, bearing North Carolina license plate BLR-2895.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Damien Boyd, or this case, is asked to contact Detective J. Littlejohn with the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-818-3468 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted online by filling out the anonymous online tip sheet or by text-a-tip on your mobile device by sending a message to 274637 (in the text box type "4Tip" followed by your message).
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