Shooting at Sheetz in Fayetteville leaves one injured, closes store

The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating a Sunday shooting that left one person injured at the Sheetz store on Raeford Road, according to a police spokesperson Sunday evening.

“Upon arrival, officers located a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and the victim was transported to Cape Fear Medical Center,” Rickelle L. Harrell, a department spokeswoman, said in an email.

On Sunday, just before 4 p.m., the entrances to the store at 6410 Raeford Road were blocked off with yellow tape and the parking lot was almost empty; three to four Fayetteville police vehicles were parked in the lot.

No further details were provided. The investigation is active, Harrell said.