Two adults, two teens dead in Fayetteville shooting

Fayetteville, N.C. — Four people were found shot to death at 314 West Park Drive in Fayetteville Monday night, police said.

The victims were a man and woman and two teenagers – a girl and boy – police spokeswoman Theresa Chance said. Their names were not released.

Property records show the house, which is valued at more than $500,000, is owned by William and Kathryn Maxwell.

Authorities said they are not searching for a suspect.

Family members went to the home Monday evening and found the four people dead, Chance said. They called 911 around 8:30 p.m.

"The (in-laws) were able to look right through the front window and see there were deceased bodies," Chance said.

When officers arrived, they looked through the window and saw a woman's body, Chance said. They entered the house and found the man and the boy. They found the girl's body further inside the residence.

Police stayed at the scene overnight and removed the bodies around 4:30 a.m.

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Robert Larson, you have the point nailed... Yes, GUN is the only weapon (other than bombs, shells, nuclear weopons) with which a human (premeditated/instant snapping) can end lives of many others with this speed. Stabbing, beating with baseball, nothing can match the swiftness compared to GUN violence. I have lived in a country where if GUNs were readily accessible(available) would have been disastrous(as the country is a developing country with millions of youth unemployed and in poverty). Due to the unavailability of GUNs, these kind of mass murders are not to be heard. But ofcourse, stabbing, burglary and beating do happen. But the fatality numbers are minimal compared to that in US.

tracker
November 3, 2009 4:34 p.m.

This is terribly tragic for the surviving family members.

People can snap in an instant. Sometimes it happens for little to no reason. It's certainly not something a rational mind can fathom, so conjecture is useless.

Sending prayers or at least kind thoughts to those dealing with this tragedy however, has value.

Sending prayers and kind thoughts then, and praying others are doing the same rather than trying to look for a place to point a finger of blame.

God bless.

RB

Spirit Warrior Woman - Rev. RB
November 3, 2009 3:37 p.m.

if they were beaten by bats, or stabbed, they'd have a higher probability of being alive or having been able to escape. Ready access to guns makes taking life too easy. If people want to really kill each other they'll find a way. But they should have to work at it a little. This is why there's much less killing in all other countries. The U.S. has 300 times the killing per capita as other countries such as Japan (14.24 vs. 05 per 100,000. Stats don't lie. Guns also protect far fewer families from burglars than they kill children or spouses. Just sayin'.

Robert Larson
November 3, 2009 3:19 p.m.

First, thoughts and prayers to the family.

Then, to Robert Larson: The presence of guns in the household lead to this tragedy? Right.

So if someone had stabbed them to death we'd all have to take the knives out of our houses?

Of if someone locked them in the garage and subjected them to exhaust and they died of CO poisoning we'd have to get rid of cars?

Or if they were beaten with baseball bats?

Etc. etc. etc.

clintoflannagan
November 3, 2009 12:45 p.m.

Very sad. One never knows what drives people to take this way out. Tragic for all involved and for those left behind.