Man arrested after shots fired at Fayetteville police, forcing lockdown & evacuation near Terry Sanford High School

A man was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly shooting at Fayetteville police, forcing them to lockdown and evacuate residents near Terry Sanford High School.

On Tuesday at 1:35 a.m., officers with the Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) responded to the 400 block of North Churchill Drive to a report of shots fired.

When officers arrived, they discovered the suspect had barricaded himself in a vehicle in the area of Terry Sanford High School. The suspect shot at police officers as they arrived on scene, and one officer’s vehicle had several bullet holes in it. A Chevy Equinox had its tire shot out, and another Chevy Equinox had the rear window shot out.

The area was locked down, and residents were evacuated.

Officers did not fire any shots. The FPD’s crisis negotiation team began the negotiation process with the suspect. After more than an hour of negotiating with the suspect, he was taken into custody.

WRAL News is working to learn if there was more than one suspect involved in this shooting. Police only have one suspect in custody at this time.

One person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.

North Churchill Drive will be closed as the investigation continues.