Cumberland County Sheriff's Office identifies off-duty deputy killed in dispute

Deputies said Captain Adam Bean died after he was shot at a home on Friday in Hope Mills. Deputies said the shooting was not random, and there is no threat to the public.
Posted 3/28/2026, 9:40:00 PM Updated 3/29/2026, 4:07:09 PM

COLD WILL BE INTO MONDAY

MORNING. THAT'S COMING UP.

GRANT, THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE'RE

ASKING INVESTIGATORS FOR

ANSWERS AFTER AN OFF-DUTY

SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WAS SHOT DEAD.

>> THE SBI TELLS US THAT ADAM

BEING A CUMBERLAND COUNTY

DEPUTY DIED AFTER A FIGHT WITH

ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT

OFFICER. THE BUREAU'S BAILEY

STAMOS SPENT THE DAY IN THE

NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE ALL THIS

HAPPENED. THEY WOULD.

>> YEAH, ERIC, STILL A LOT OF

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AS WE

CONTINUE TO LEARN ABOUT THE

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S

OFFICE CAPTAIN WHO WAS KILLED

AND WHAT DEPUTIES ARE CALLING

A DOMESTIC DISPUTE BETWEEN 2

OFF-DUTY OFFICERS.

ON ANY NORMAL DAY. THIS HOPE

MILLS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A QUIET

PLACE FOR FAMILIES

WHEN NEIGHBORS LEARNED OF THE

DEADLY DOMESTIC DISPUTE THAT

TOOK PLACE ON SEATTLE SLEW

LANE. IT CAME AS A SHOCK.

TONIGHT, THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE IDENTIFYING

THE SHOOTING VICTIM AS CAPTAIN

OUT OF BEING A 20 YEAR VETERAN

WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARE WORKING

TO CONFIRM WHAT LED UP TO THAT

DISPUTE AND OF CHARGES ARE TO

FOLLOW THE STATE BUREAU OF

INVESTIGATION SAYS THE CASE

IS ACTIVE AND ONGOING AND NO

ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

>> AND AGAIN, WE ARE JUST

CONTINUING TO PUSH FOR ANSWERS

FROM THE STATE BUREAU OF

INVESTIGATION AND CUMBERLAND

COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

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