Suspect Arrested in Murder, Triple Shooting at Harnett County Birthday Party After 9-Month Search

Man arrested in June 2025 Shawtown shooting death

A 26-year-old Fayetteville man was arrested after being on the lam for almost nine months following a shooting at a birthday party in the Shawtown community on the southern edge of Lillington last June.

Suspect arrested in deadly 2025 Harnett County shooting at large gathering

Christionn Morquise Bristow: Lillington man arrested in 2025 Harnett County shooting that killed one, injured two

Suspect arrested in murder, triple shooting at Harnett County birthday party after 9-month search

LILLINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — A wanted murder suspect who eluded law enforcement for roughly nine months has been arrested by the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, officials announced Thursday. The arrest stems from a shooting that killed one and injured two others just after 11:35 p.m. on June 21, 2025, at a birthday party of at [...]