Fayetteville police investigate homicide on Poplar Drive

Fayetteville police detectives are trying to find out who killed a 32-year-old man Friday at a residence on Poplar Drive.

Artis Lee Windsor was found unresponsive at a residence on the 2000 block of the street after officers were called there about 1:44 a.m., according to a statement released Saturday by the Fayetteville Police Department. He was pronounced dead there, it said.

A preliminary investigation determined that Windsor died from a gunshot wound, the statement said. The shooting does not appear to be a random act, it said.

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Anyone who has information about the shooting should contact Detective R. Vernon at 910-433-1500 ext. 2210 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-8477. 

Poplar Drive runs off of and parallel to Hope Mills Road between Raeford and Cumberland roads.

Local news editor Steve DeVane can be reached at sdevane@fayobserver.com.