A man was found lying in the road with a gunshot wound on Amanda Circle in Fayetteville Wednesday night, and he later died at the hospital, according to police. Officers responded to a report of a person down in the roadway in the 6500 block of Amanda Circle, near Strickland Bridge Road, where medical personnel discovered the male victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
Medical personnel transported the man to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Charlotte Observer. The hospital is a state-designated Level III Trauma Center that serves as the primary regional referral facility for Cumberland and surrounding counties, according to Cape Fear Valley Health. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, and the Fayetteville Police Department Homicide Unit is leading the investigation, per the same news release cited in the original report.
Detective D. Jackson is handling the case and can be reached at 910-751-9363, the release states. Anyone with information is also urged to contact Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crime Stoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477), submit a tip online at fay-nccrimestoppers.org, or use the P3 Tips app available on Apple and Android devices.
A Street With a Violent History
This is not the first time gunfire has erupted on Amanda Circle. On December 13, 2020, 17-year-old Jimel “Mister” Jones was fatally shot in the 6500 block of the same street when occupants of a dark-colored sedan opened fire on a group gathered in front of a residence, according to a Fayetteville Police Department post. That shooting also ended with the victim dying at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Then on May 12, 2023, officers took a juvenile into custody and searched for a gray sedan after shots were fired along the 6600 block of Amanda Circle, according to a CBS 17 video posted to YouTube. Years earlier, a federal prosecution revealed that from January through May 2018, the FBI and Fayetteville Police Department had targeted an open-air drug and firearm trafficking operation centered at a residential driveway on Amanda Circle, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Whether Wednesday's homicide connects to any of that history remains an open question for investigators.
Crime Trends Across the City
The killing comes amid mixed citywide crime figures. Fayetteville Police Department crime figures for the first half of 2026 showed a 1.45% increase in overall reported incidents compared to the same period in 2025, while overall crimes against persons rose 12.54%; homicide, rape, and aggravated assault nevertheless declined, according to CityView NC. That follows a rockier stretch in mid-2025, when the city recorded 31 homicides by July, matching mid-2023 levels and outpacing 2024 figures, the outlet separately reported.
If investigators identify and charge a suspect in connection with the Amanda Circle homicide, North Carolina law treats the case with the utmost severity. Under North Carolina General Statutes § 14-17, a first-degree murder conviction is a Class A felony punishable exclusively by life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty, according to the Manning Law Firm.
Tip Program Has Long Track Record
Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crime Stoppers accepts tips. The program was awarded the Southeastern Crimestoppers Association's 2024 Productivity Award after generating tips that contributed to more than 6,665 arrests and $1.8 million in seized narcotics, according to a release from the City of Fayetteville.
Hoodline has previously reported on a separate homicide investigated by Fayetteville police, part of a pattern of fatal shootings the department has worked to address across the city in recent years. No arrests have been announced in the Amanda Circle case as of Thursday, and police have not released information about a suspect or vehicle involved.
