On the evening of November 26, 2025, Fayetteville police responded to reports of a shooting around 6:10 p.m. at the Motel 6 in the 3700 block of Bragg Boulevard. Officers found 47-year-old Perry Lamont Sykes of Fayetteville suffering from at least one gunshot wound; he was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and later died from his injuries despite medical efforts.

Investigators say the violence followed a confrontation between Sykes and a man he knew, identified as 24-year-old Chandon Cornelius Taylor of Fayetteville. Witnesses and the initial police investigation indicate the two became involved in a physical fight at or near the motel and that Taylor allegedly produced a firearm and shot Sykes. Officers located Taylor nearby as he attempted to flee, took him into custody, and he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; he is being held without bond.

Authorities describe the killing as an isolated incident and ask anyone with information about the events leading up to the shooting to contact Detective J. Phillips or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the area see or hear what happened at the motel that evening?