On Monday, brothers Timothy and Daniel Nakamoto, 43 and 45, respectively, were shot and killed in Fayetteville, N.C. after an altercation at Mac’s Speed Shop became physical, then lethal.
Daniel died at the restaurant, and Timothy was transported to a hospital before dying from his injuries, according to a press release.
Fayetteville Police have a person of interest but have not disclosed further details about the perpetrator, per the release. The Nakamoto brothers allegedly did not know the shooter, according to ABC 11.
“Everybody’s scared now,” Donalee Munns, who works at a nearby business, told CBS 17.
Munns and Malik Williams, who also works near Mac’s Speed Shop, commented on the neighborhood itself, expressing surprise that such an incident would take place in this part of the city.
Jevon Smith, a childhood friend and co-worker of the Nakamotos, remembered the brothers fondly in an interview with WRAL.
“They were just a ball of energy and chemistry,” he recalled.
Best Buy, where Smith worked alongside the Nakamoto brothers, responded to the incident in a statement to WRAL.
“We’re heartbroken by the news, and our thoughts are with the Nakamoto family and their loved ones,” Best Buy’s statement read. “Danny was a beloved member of the Best Buy family for 25 years and touched the lives of so many along the way.”
In a statement to ABC 11, detectives said that the investigation is ongoing as they gather video and cell phone evidence and distribute search warrants. A motive has not been revealed at the time of publishing.
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