Nikayla McCray, a 19-year-old African American woman, was killed in a shootout in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on April 13, 2022. Officers were sent to a mobile home park on Alvin Street around midnight and found McCray lying in the road with gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The disturbance began as a confrontation among several young people and escalated into an exchange of gunfire rather than a physical fight. At least one other resident was struck, though that person’s identity was not released, and the incident was not believed to be gang-related.

The Fayetteville Police Department is actively investigating and has asked anyone with information to contact Detective S. Shirey or Crimestoppers. Advocates against gun violence have urged greater community involvement and the use of violence interrupters to help mediate conflicts before they turn deadly. The investigation remains ongoing; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that night at the Alvin Street mobile home park?