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Highway patrol sergeant indicted in sheriff captain killing
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Summary: North Carolina State Highway Patrol Sgt. Nekime Matu Oxendine, 44, was indicted for fatally shooting Cumberland County Sheriff’s Capt. Adam Bean on March 27 outside a woman’s home in Hope Mills. Authorities said Bean was pronounced dead at the scene, where the woman was performing CPR as Oxendine remained nearby.
WHO: Sgt. Nekime Matu Oxendine
WHAT: Indicted for the fatal shooting of Cumberland County Sheriff’s Capt. Adam Bean outside a woman’s home.
WHEN: Mar 27, 2026
WHERE: Hope Mills, North Carolina
WHY: The indictment stems from a confrontation between Oxendine and Bean following a years-long romantic dispute involving a woman both men dated.
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