Teens dead in Wednesday morning Fayetteville murder-suicide, police say
Two 18-year-olds are dead after a Wednesday morning murder-suicide in Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Police Department said.
Tatiana Haywood, 18, was fatally shot about 8:15 a.m. at a home in the 3700 block of Carlos Avenue, according to a news release. Haywood was pronounced dead on the scene. Nasir Scott, 18, was taken to the hospital with "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds," where he was pronounced dead, the release said. Both are from Fayetteville.
Investigators believe the two were known to each other, but the nature of that relationship is still under investigation, Officer Alexandria Pecia said Wednesday afternoon.
The deaths represent the second murder-suicide in Fayetteville in the past month. Fayetteville Police Department Officer Domingo Tavarez-Rodriguez, 53, is believed to have fatally shot his wife, Yenitza Arroyo-Tavarez, 44, at their Vandenberg Drive home on April 28 before turning the gun on himself, the State Bureau of Investigation said earlier this month.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective A. Wolford at 910-705-2141 or Crimestoppers at 910-483-8477. Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet or by downloading the free “P3 Tips” app available in the Apple and Google Play app stores.
Public safety reporter Lexi Solomon can be reached at ABSolomon@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Fayetteville police investigating murder-suicide on Carlos Avenue
