Adam David Bean, 42, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, was shot and killed at a home on Seattle Slew Lane on March 27, 2026. Deputies responded shortly before 11 p.m., found Bean with a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the incident as a domestic dispute involving two off‑duty law enforcement officers, not a random act, and said there was no ongoing threat to the public. The State Bureau of Investigation took over because of the law enforcement connection.

Search warrants released later say a witness, identified as Tara Lynn Whitman, told investigators Bean arrived at her home upset after seeing a truck she said belonged to Sergeant Nekime Matu Oxendine of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The warrants allege Oxendine came out of the house with a gun, fired once into the ground, then fired additional shots that struck Bean; Whitman was reportedly performing CPR when deputies arrived. Oxendine, an 18‑year veteran, was placed on administrative leave and was named in the warrants as the person a witness said shot Bean. Investigators were reportedly examining possible first‑degree and second‑degree murder charges, and no one had been charged or arrested as of the latest reporting.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything the night of March 27 that could help clarify what happened?