FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) Two men died from shootings in Fayetteville early Tuesday morning.
Fayetteville police found a man dead in a backyard in the 1800 block of Slater Avenue just after midnight. Trevonte Dawaine Parker had several gunshot wounds. Parker, of Armadillo Drive, was 24 years old.
While at the scene, officers were notified of another man that had arrived at Cape Fear Valley Hospital by personal vehicle with a gunshot wound to the chest. That man, Cortez Robinson, also died at the hospital while in surgery. Robinson was 20.
Police are investigating Parker s case as a homicide.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact Detective R. Vernon at (910) 729-2525 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).
The Fayetteville Observer
Police have identified a man who was found dead in a backyard on Slater Avenue early Tuesday and said a second man died after being shot.
Officers were called to the house on the 1800 block of the street just before 12:15 a.m. Tuesday after shots were reportedly fired in the area, according to a statement released by the Fayetteville Police Department. Trevonte Dawaine Parker, 24, of the 1100 block of Armadillo Drive, died. He had multiple gunshot wounds, the statement said.
Officers were still on the scene when they were notified that another shooting victim had arrived at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center by personal vehicle. Cortez Shadique Robinson, 20, of the 100 block of Hillview Avenue, had a gunshot wound to the chest and died while in surgery, according to the statement.