Arrest made in Fayetteville domestic violence slaying

F.T. Norton, The Fayetteville Observer
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Police vehicles and crime scene tape surround a home on Ryan Street where a woman was shot and killed Monday in a domestic disturbance.
Police vehicles and crime scene tape surround a home on Ryan Street where a woman was shot and killed Monday in a domestic disturbance.

A Fayetteville man is charged in the domestic violence-related shooting death of a woman Monday at a home off South Reilly Road.

Roland Wayne Smith, 49, was booked into the Cumberland County jail about 9 p.m. on a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of Mercedes Rosa Sterling, 41, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

Initial coverage: Fayetteville woman shot to death in domestic disturbance, police say

Smith stands accused of killing Sterling at the home they shared in the 7100 block of Ryan Street about 3:14 p.m. on Monday.

Three children who were home at the time of the slaying were uninjured, police said.

Smith was still on scene when officers arrived, an official said.

Military & Crime Editor F.T. Norton can be reached at fnorton@fayobserver.com.

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