On the evening of January 25, 2026, three members of one family were killed inside their home on North Sumac Circle in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Officers arriving after reports of shots fired at about 9:35 p.m. found 29-year-old Erin Poole and his mother, 50-year-old Cheri Smith, dead from gunshot wounds. Their 23-year-old sister Amanda Smith was discovered alive with life-threatening gunshot injuries and later died at a hospital.

Investigators identified 25-year-old Nijyle Lewis, described as an associate of Cheri Smith, as a suspect. Police say an altercation between Smith and Lewis escalated and that Lewis left the scene after suffering multiple stab wounds; he sought help at a nearby residence and was later treated. Lewis was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Authorities have said the incident was not random and that there is no ongoing threat to the community.

Does anyone in Fayetteville have information about the family, the neighborhood that night, or events leading up to January 25 that could help investigators?