On May 29, 2023, at about 3:30 p.m., Fayetteville police responded to a shooting in the 400 block of Lynn Avenue and found 45-year-old Carlos Lesean Brown with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries. Investigators say the shooting followed an ongoing dispute between Brown and 39-year-old Joshua Tashun Joyce, also of Fayetteville; Joyce was at the scene when officers arrived and was taken into custody without incident.

He was charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond at the Cumberland County Detention Center. Authorities have not disclosed the nature of the relationship between Brown and Joyce or the specifics of their dispute.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knew the circumstances of Brown’s dispute with Joyce, please come forward with information.