Police: Wife kills husband in Fayetteville

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Sunday, June 28, 2015
Woman kills husband in Fayetteville
Eva Hampton is being held without bond for shooting and killing her husband after an altercation, authorities said

FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WTVD) -- The Fayetteville Police Department says a woman shot a man early Sunday in a domestic-related homicide.

It happened just after 1 a.m. in the 5600 block of Bear Creek Circle.

Police said 35-year-old Eva Lynn Hampton shot her husband Vlowski Hampton, 28, after an argument that turned physical.

Hampton has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. She is being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center without bond.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them.

Call Detective P. Orellano with the Fayetteville Police Department at (910) 988-6543 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted by visiting http://www.fay-nccrimestoppers.org/send_a_tip.aspx and completing 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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