2 injured after shots fired at Fayetteville gas station

Martesh Logan
Martesh Logan

One person was shot and another injured by glass broken by a bullet Friday at E-Z Mart Wedington Drive and Rupple Road in Fayetteville, said Sgt. Craig Stout, a spokesman for the Fayetteville Police Department.

Police announced late Friday afternoon they believe the shooter is Martesh Logan, 21, of Fayetteville. He had not been caught as of 5 p.m. Friday, according to a post on the department's Facebook page. Police asked anyone with information on his whereabouts to call 479-587-3555.

"The victim and the suspect are known to each other and there is no known threat to anyone else in the area," the Facebook post stated.

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The scene of a shooting Friday in Fayetteville.

The injuries are not life-threatening, Stout said.

Stout said the person who was shot was pumping gas when the shooter pulled up. An argument started before the shots were fired around 11:30 a.m., Stout said.

One bullet hit the victim's wrist Stout said. Another shot hit a vehicle driving east on Wedington, and glass broken by the gunshot injured a 17-year-old girl, Stout said.

The shooter fled west on Wedington, Stout said.

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