FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Fayetteville police said a man has been arrested and charged with murder nearly a week after a woman was killed and another man was injured in a shooting.
On Sept. 11, officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification in the 2500 block of Caledonia Circle shortly before 11 p.m. When they got to the scene, they found a woman and a man with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in critical condition, police said, but the woman died from her injuries.
Woman dead, man in critical condition after shooting on Caledonia Circle in Fayetteville, police say
On Tuesday, Fayetteville police identified the woman as 36-year-old woman as Tamika Tyler. Police said the man was transferred to a UNC medical facility, where he remains in critical condition.
According to the department’s preliminary investigation, the two victims were traveling in a white Chevrolet Equinox on Caledonia Circle with another man, 31-year-old Quantavious Paige. Investigators said the man who was shot was driving and Tyler was sitting in the front passenger seat with Paige in the rear seat.
Quantavious Paige. (Fayetteville Police Department)
“As they were traveling, the rear passenger shot the victims multiple times from the rear seat of the vehicle, exited the vehicle, and fled from the scene on foot,” Fayetteville police said in a release.
Homicide detectives identified Paige as the suspect in the shooting and obtained warrants for his arrest on Sept. 12. He was taken into custody Tuesday after Fayetteville State University Police conducted a traffic stop near Murchison Road on a vehicle in which Paige was a passenger.
According to the Fayetteville Police Department, Paige is currently being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center on no bond.
The investigation into the deadly shooting remains ongoing. Anyone with information that may help investigators is asked to call Detective B. Pleze at (910) 676-2596. Anonymous tips can also be left with Fayetteville/Cumberland County CrimeStoppers at (910) 483-TIPS(8477), through their online tip sheet at fay-nccrimestoppers.org or through the free P3 Tips app available for Android and Apple devices.
