Michael Whitfield, a 58-year-old Black man, was shot in the early evening of November 3, 2025, on the 200 block of Waterdown Drive in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fayetteville police were called after reports of gunfire and found Whitfield with a gunshot wound at about 5:17 p.m. He was treated at the scene, taken to a local hospital, and later died from his injuries.

The Fayetteville Police Department has opened a homicide investigation and has not identified any public suspects or announced arrests. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Detective B. Ramirez or submit anonymous tips through CrimeStoppers.

If anyone on Waterdown Drive or nearby heard or saw anything that evening, can you share what you know with investigators?