You could help solve a homicide: Police seek info in Fayetteville slaying

Lexi Solomon, The Fayetteville Observer
Updated ·1 min read

A death investigation by the Fayetteville Police Department earlier this month at an area motel has been deemed a homicide, officials announced Friday.

Jeremy Mercer, 44, was found dead June 15 in a room at the Extended Stay America at 408 Owen Drive about 6:45 p.m., according to a news release. It's believed he was killed days earlier, around June 10, the release said.

Investigators are asking anyone who stayed at the hotel or who may have encountered Mercer around June 10 to contact Detective A. Wolford at 910-705-2141 or Crimestoppers at 910-483-8477.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted online by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org or by downloading the free “P3 Tips” app, available from your mobile device's app store.

Further details were not released.

Public safety reporter Lexi Solomon can be reached at ABSolomon@gannett.com.

Jeremy Mercer, 44, was killed about June 10, 2023, at the Extended Stay America hotel on Owen Drive, the Fayetteville Police Department said June 23, 2023. Anyone who stayed at the hotel at that time is asked to contact detectives.
Jeremy Mercer, 44, was killed about June 10, 2023, at the Extended Stay America hotel on Owen Drive, the Fayetteville Police Department said June 23, 2023. Anyone who stayed at the hotel at that time is asked to contact detectives.

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