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Police: Fayetteville woman faces involuntary manslaughter charge after boyfriend killed during domestic disturbance

A woman has been arrested after an argument with her boyfriend ended in a fatal shooting.
Posted 2022-12-13T19:06:08+00:00 - Updated 2022-12-14T03:39:04+00:00
Amanda Deloris Kelly

A woman has been arrested after an argument with her boyfriend ended in a fatal shooting.

Fayetteville officers said they found 34-year-old Derek Samuel Spell with a gunshot wound in a home on the 700 block of Tamarack Drive around 10:18.

Spell was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Detectives said the shooting happened during a domestic disturbance with Spell's girlfriend 30-year-old Amanda Deloris Kelly; During the incident a handgun was obtained, a struggle ensued and Spell sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Kelly was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and is currently being held at the Cumberland County Jail under a $20,000.00 secured bond.

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