Man is dead after hookah lounge shooting in Fayetteville, police say

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Saturday, September 21, 2024 2:06PM
1 dead after hookah lounge shooting in Fayetteville: police
Another shooting at a nearby Circle K could be related, according to authorities.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- One man is dead after a shooting Saturday morning at a hookah lounge in Fayetteville.

It happened around 2 a.m. at Anubis Hookah Lounge on Ramsey Street.

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in the parking lot. He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where he died from his injuries. The name of the victim will not be released until authorities notify the next of kin.

A second man was located with a gunshot wound. He was also taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

While officers were responding to the shooting, 911 received a call about a person shot at the Circle K near Rosehill Road and McArthur Road.

Police said they found one person shot and two vehicles damaged.

One vehicle in the Circle K parking lot had both passenger-side tires flat with bullet holes in the rims, according to authorities. A second vehicle was located in the shopping center parking lot directly behind Circle K with the rear window shot out.

ABC11 is told the scenes are related to the shooting at Anubis Hookah Lounge.

The incidents remain under investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

Anyone with information regarding this homicide investigation is asked to contact Detective A. Wolford at (910) 705-2141 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet, or by downloading the FREE "P3 Tips" app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.