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Club worker killed in Fayetteville

A man who worked at a Fayetteville club was killed early Tuesday, and a friend of the victim said police were investigating the case as a hate crime.end of the victim said police were investigating the case as a hate crime.

Posted 2009-04-14T09:31:35+00:00 - Updated 2009-04-28T00:41:48+00:00

hey this is johson jr. the brother of tha deceased. the late jimmy McCollough. the picture that u posted on tha ai pwas not an approriate pic nor was tha family or friends of the deceased happy with tha release of the pic.. we would like if u used this pic enclosed to air on ur next broadcast please thank you and keep us in ur prayers at this time of grief..

Sincerly,
robert L. Johnson Jr.
FAMILY OF JIMMY MCCOLLOUGH

A man who worked at a Fayetteville drag club was killed early Tuesday, and a friend of the victim said police were investigating the case as a hate crime.

Jimmy Ali McCollough, 34, of the 1500 block of Cashier’s Lane, was found dead at the edge of the road in front of 119 Joseph St. Police responded to the area after someone reported an unconscious, unresponsive man shortly after midnight.

Dy'Mond Cartier said police said McCullough worked at Club Emages, a Swain Street drag club that Cartier owns. He went by the name Imaje Devera at the club, Cartier said.

Club Emages wasn't open Monday night, Cartier said, so it was unclear what McCullough was doing in the area.

Police haven't released a cause of death, but Cartier said officers said McCullough had been stabbed and that they were investigating the slaying as a hate crime.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the Fayetteville Police Department Homicide Investigation Unit at 433-1856 or Crime Stoppers at 483-8477.