Gina V. Hawkins

Release: IMMEDIATE                

Contact: Officer A. Cannon, Public Information Officer

Robbery and Shooting Investigation

(Fayetteville, NC) – On Friday, September 1, 2017 at approximately 4:14 am, officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to the Roadway Inn located at 1957 Cedar Creek Road in reference to a report of a personal armed robbery and shooting.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a male suspect was in the parking lot of the Roadway Inn, when he broke the window to the victim’s room. The suspect then gained entry into the room, brandished a weapon, demanded money and began physically assaulting one of the guests in the room. The suspect struck the male victim in the head with a handgun and then shot him in the upper leg, when he did not immediately comply with the suspect’s demands. A female guest in the room was unharmed. The suspect then fled the area in an unknown direction of travel.  The victim was immediately transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and is listed in serious condition. 

The suspect is described as a White/Hispanic male, ranging 5’08” to 5’10” in height, wearing dark blue clothing, boots, ski mask and a handgun. Detectives with the FPD’s Robbery Unit have obtained surveillance photos from the business and are asking for the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect.  The investigation has indicated this was not a random incident

Detectives with the FPD’s Robbery Unit are actively investigating the robbery and additional information will be released as it becomes available. 

Anyone with information regarding this robbery or the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Detective E. Blair with the Fayetteville Police Department at (910) 580-2105 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 downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.