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Man killed, woman hurt in Fayetteville shootings

Two people were shot in Fayetteville Sunday morning in separate incidents that left one man dead, police said.

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Adrian Leon McClain
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Two people were shot in Fayetteville Sunday morning in separate incidents that left one man dead, police said.

Officers were called to a shooting near the intersection of West Rowan Street and Murchison Road around 2:20 a.m., where they found Adrian Leon McClain, 32, dead from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle. 

About three hours later, a woman was shot in the leg inside a vehicle near Deep Creek Road and Shadbush Lane. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators have not released any information suggesting the two shootings are related.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call police at 910-433-1856 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8447).

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