Murder suspect identified but still at-large day after deadly double shooting in Cumberland County

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:51PM
Manhunt underway for Cumberland County murder suspect
Manhunt underway for Cumberland County murder suspectA 42-year-old Fayetteville man is wanted on murder charges in a shooting that killed two younger men on Tuesday.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 42-year-old Fayetteville man is wanted on murder charges in a shooting that killed two younger men on Tuesday.

The shooting happened outside a home on the 3600 block of Yarborough Road, a Fayetteville address near Hope Mills.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said the 911 call came in a few minutes after 11 a.m.

Deputies found two men shot. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have now identified those men as Arthur Knight Acosta, 21, and Jefferson Taylor Duggins, 32.

The 911 caller told dispatchers that those two men were supposed to join him for a power washing job at a house in the area.

"My window got shot out in the truck and they're lying there. I need an ambulance here and I need the sheriff to come ASAP," the caller said.

It remains unclear what led up to the shootings. However, deputies have said the shooting was not random and there's no imminent threat to the rest of the county.

The suspected shooter has been identified as Desmund Louis Moore, 42. He faces charges of first-degree murder in the case. Deputies have not said if or how Moore knew the victims.

Anyone with information about Moore's whereabouts is asked to please call Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Homicide Detective I. Fisk at (910) 677-5463 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically.

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