FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — Fayetteville police are investigating after a man was shot and killed at a sports bar on Yadkin Road early Friday morning.
Investigators said they found a man dead in the bar’s parking lot.
The sound of gunfire woke Mary Bowman, 81, from her sleep. She lives in the community next door to the Big Apple Restaurant and Sports Bar, where the shooting occurred.
“I heard pow pow pow,” Bowman exclaimed. “It was just before 2 a.m. The shooting woke me up at 1:15.”
Bowman, a military widow, told ABC 11 the community has changed a lot in the 34 years she’s lived there. She said this is not the first time an incident has occurred in the Big Apple.
“Was there a shooting there? Yes. Was there a fight? Yes. Were the police hit there? Yes,” she said.
Jose Diaz’s wife runs the Latinxs Infuzion Gift Shop right next door. He is a military veteran and says this is a popular spot for veterans.
A lot of things happen when people start drinking.
Jose Diaz, Latinxs Infuzion Gift Shop Owner
“Sometimes fights happen there, but when people start drinking, something happens,” Diaz said. “It’s a really sad situation. I know the owner in the Big Apple and he’s a good guy. Things like this happen.”
Fayetteville police have not said what led to the shooting, but residents like Bowman want a quick solution.
“It’s completely closed. If you put the Big Apple somewhere in the countryside and open a restaurant, it won’t disturb the neighbors because it will make noise.”
The victim’s name has not been released.
Police are investigating the incident as a murder.
Anyone with information regarding this murder investigation is asked to contact Detective T. Kiger at (910) 705-6527 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). For Crimestoppers information, visit http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org to fill out an anonymous online tip sheet or download the free P3 Tips app for Apple devices and Android in the Apple App Store. You can also send it electronically. Devices on Google Play.
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