Man found shot to death after Fayetteville officers called for welfare check

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was found shot to death after Fayetteville police responded to a welfare check Friday night.

The Fayetteville Police Department said officers arrived in the area of Pelt Drive and Carlyle Street west of Murchison Road around 7:49 p.m. after being asked to do a welfare check. When they got to the location, they found a man who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fayetteville police said the victim’s name is being withheld until next of kin can be notified…

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