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Fayetteville: Person shot in the 700 block of Dandridge Drive, police say

WRAL, citing city police, put Sunday's call around 5 a.m. CBS 17, also citing the department, put it around 2 a.m. and wrote the victim went to Cape Fear Valley. No arrest as of Monday.

DevelopingOfficials are still releasing information. We update this story as facts are confirmed.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • One person was shot Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in the 700 block of Dandridge Drive in Fayetteville.Confirmed by Fayetteville Police Department, as reported by WRAL (Oct. 25) and CBS 17 (Oct. 26)
  • WRAL, citing the Fayetteville Police Department, wrote that officers responded to a shooting report there around 5 a.m. and described the street as off North Reilly Road.Confirmed by Fayetteville Police Department, as reported by WRAL (posted Oct. 25, 2026)
  • CBS 17, also citing the department, wrote that officers responded around 2 a.m. Sunday, that shots were heard and a car sped off, that the victim was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, and that as of Monday morning the victim's condition was unknown and no one had been arrested.Confirmed by Fayetteville Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 (posted Oct. 26, 2026)
  • WRAL wrote that police are investigating. It did not give a hospital name, a fleeing-car line, or a Monday condition update in the version fetched Monday afternoon.Confirmed by WRAL (posted Oct. 25, 2026; fetched Oct. 26)
  • This file does not choose between the 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. times. We have not found a written department release that settles the clock.Confirmed by Comparison of WRAL (Oct. 25) and CBS 17 (Oct. 26)

Still unknown

  • The name and age of the person who was shot
  • How badly that person was hurt
  • Which call time is correct
  • Who fired, and whether anyone has been identified
  • A written Fayetteville Police Department release

What this means for you

Public safety
Fayetteville police had announced no arrest as of Monday morning, CBS 17 wrote. This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Instructions from Fayetteville Police Department, as reported by WRAL and CBS 17

This site is not the Fayetteville Police Department. For the case, use the department. This is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Fayetteville, one person was shot Sunday in the 700 block of Dandridge Drive.

WRAL, citing city police, wrote that officers answered a shooting report there around 5 a.m. and placed the street off North Reilly Road. CBS 17, drawing on the same department, put the call around 2 a.m., wrote that shots were heard and a car sped away, and said the victim was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

As of Monday morning, that CBS 17 account said, the victim's condition was unknown and no one had been arrested. WRAL's version fetched Monday afternoon did not name a hospital.

This file does not choose between the two hours. We have not found a written department release.

This site is not Fayetteville's police force. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What we don't know yet

Names and ages have not been released. Officials have not said how badly the person was hurt, who fired, or which call time is correct.

What happens next

We will update this story if the department posts its own account, names the victim, or announces an arrest.

Photos

Text-only. No outlet photos are used here.

Why it matters

A weekend shooting on Dandridge Drive sent at least one person for treatment, CBS 17 reported from city police. The two outlets disagree on the hour. People nearby need a clear account of what each report attributed to the department, and that no arrest had been announced as of Monday morning.

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Updates

  1. Oct 26, 2026, 2:12 PM

    WRAL, citing Fayetteville police, reports one person was shot in the 700 block of Dandridge Drive around 5 a.m. Sunday. CBS 17, also citing the department, puts the call around 2 a.m., writes the victim was taken to Cape Fear Valley, and says no arrest had been made as of Monday morning.

Sources

  1. Person shot off N. Reilly Road in Fayetteville (WRAL, posted Oct. 25, 2026, 3:01 p.m.: Fayetteville police said they responded to reports of a shooting in the 700 block of Dandridge Drive around 5 a.m.; one person was shot; police are investigating. Text-only; no WRAL or department photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Fayetteville Police Department, via WRAL · Checked Oct 26, 2026, 2:08 PM

  2. Victim hospitalized after shooting on Dandridge Drive in Fayetteville, police say (CBS 17 / WNCN, posted 1:42 p.m. Oct. 26, 2026: Fayetteville Police Department; Sunday around 2 a.m.; 700 block of Dandridge Drive; shots heard being fired before a car sped off; victim had been shot; taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center; as of Monday morning condition unknown; no arrests. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON because the HTML page returned 403 here. Text-only; no CBS 17 photos used.)

    Published by CBS 17 (WNCN) · Checked Oct 26, 2026, 2:08 PM

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