Name released of victim in deadly Rosehill Road shooting

Joseph Pierre, Fayetteville Observer
Updated ·1 min read

The name of a woman who died following a shooting Wednesday on Rosehill Road was released Thursday afternoon by the Fayetteville Police Department.

Daeja Danette Kyes, 24, of Fayetteville, and another woman were shot during what a news release said was a "physical altercation" involving Kyres and others on Rosehill Road near Tamarack Drive about 5:30 p.m.

Both women were taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where Kyes succumbed to her injuries. The other individual, whose name was not released, was treated and discharged from the hospital, police said.

Officials have not said if a shooter has been identified.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective J. Bergamine at 910-705-2093. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling Fayetteville/Cumberland County CrimeStoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477); visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org online; or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for mobile devices.

Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Daeja Kyes died after being shot Wednesday on Rosehill Road