80-year-old dies of gunshot wound after being found at Fayetteville home

An 80-year-old woman died Wednesday after being found with a gunshot wound inside her Fayetteville home, police said.

Officers responded at approximately 1:10 p.m. Nov. 5 to a home in the 7700 block of South Shield Drive after receiving a report of a woman who had fallen, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

When officers arrived, they found Jacqueline Brown, 80, suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, a news release said.

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Police described the incident as isolated and said there is no threat to the public.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective J. Phillips at 910-322-7046.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Fayetteville-Cumberland County CrimeStoppers at 910-483-8477 or online at fay-nccrimestoppers.org.

F.T. Norton can be reached at [email protected]

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