Perry Farrington, a 27-year-old African American man from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in a shooting on February 24, 2022, on the 4600 block of Fen Court. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced deceased after suffering life‑threatening injuries. An altercation between family members inside the home preceded the shooting, and another family member, Claude Farrington, 73, was injured and hospitalized.

Police charged 30-year-old Claude James Farrington with First Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder, and Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon; he was arrested and held in the Cumberland County Detention Center without bond. The Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit continued to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective M. Waters or Crimestoppers.