Incident

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10-21-2023 North Carolina Fayetteville 4-1

Location

October 21, 2023

Smith Recreation Center
1520 Slater Ave
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Emmanuel Lashon Smith
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Rav’von Jimani Sparks
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wral.com/story/4-shot-1-killed-in-shooting-in-fayetteville-on-saturday-night/21108623/

URL: https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/cumberland-county-news/1-dead-3-injured-near-recreation-center-on-slater-avenue-in-fayetteville-police-say/

URL: https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2023/10/25/arrest-made-in-fatal-shooting-on-slater-avenue-on-friday-in-fayetteville/71317158007/

URL: https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/27/ravvon-sparks-jailed-in-alleged-murder-at-smith-recreation-center/71316233007/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 21
State House District: 44