Fatal shooting in Walnut Hills community

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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting in the Walnut Hills Community.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a shots fired call at 41 Stoney Road in Castle Hayne just before 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Deputies located 31-year-old Dontae Nixon at his residence, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 910-798-4260.

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