FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina man died on Sunday after being shot at a residence where a “large gathering” apparently had occurred in the early morning hours, police said.
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Fayetteville police said the dead man, Donovan Butler, 25, of Fayetteville, arrived at a Hoke County hospital to say he had been shot at the home. Officers had been sent to the home around 2 a.m. to respond to reports of shots being fired.
“The preliminary investigation revealed there was a large gathering at the residence prior to the shooting,” police said in a news release, which didn’t describe further the gathering type or the number of people who attended. Fayetteville homicide detectives were investigating.
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To blunt the intensity of the new coronavirus, Gov. Roy Cooper’s statewide stay-at-home order bans gatherings of more than 10 people and directs people to practice social distancing. A violation of the order can be a misdemeanor.
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