An early morning shooting in Fayetteville on Sunday left one man dead and another injured in the city’s ninth homicide investigation of the year.
Joseph Bell, 28, died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center from injuries he suffered in the 1 a.m. shooting at Rumors Lounge in the 100 block of Eastern Boulevard, Fayetteville police said. Another man, whose name was not released, was also taken to the hospital, police said.
Last year, the city saw 28 murder investigations in the same time frame.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective M. Waters at 910-635-4978. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Fayetteville/Cumberland County CrimeStoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477); visiting online at http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org; or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for mobile devices.
This article originally appeared in The Fayetteville Observer: Rumors Lounge shooting leaves one dead, another injured in Fayetteville
