Joseph Pierre, Fayetteville Observer Mon, December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM UTC 1 min read The person killed in an early morning shooting Dec. 14 on Cliffdale Road has been identified as a Fayetteville man. According to a Fayetteville Police Department news release Dec. 15, Xavier Jaquan Griffin, 34, was killed around 4:15 a.m. in the 5000 block of Cliffdale Road. Police said Griffin was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.