Event Brief
Sep 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Highway patrol sergeant indicted in sheriff captain killing
By The BriefBrief
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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