pexels Crime tape A shooting Sunday night, Dec. 11 left one man dead and a juvenile in critical condition, the Fayetteville Police Department said.

Officers were dispatched to the 6400 block of Independence Place Drive for reports of shots fired just before 11:30 p.m., police said in a release.

When officers arrived, they found a man and a juvenile in a truck.

The man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said in the release.

Police on Monday identified the man as 27-year-old Bishop Rhone.

The juvenile is in critical condition, police said.

This was the third fatal shooting in the city over the weekend.

Two people were killed in separate shootings Saturday. A woman died in a shooting on Lonestar Road, and a man died after a shooting on Cude Street.

Anyone who has information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective S. Shirey at 910-751-3009 or Crimestoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477).

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