CCS Feb 7 Homicide Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Monday morning.

Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office found 40-year-old Omar Bakar inside a vacant home near Charles Thigpen Drive and Doc Bennett Road around 2:39 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Detectives believe this is not a random shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Detective Sergeant R. Brinkley (910) 677-5463 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet.

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