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NC state trooper, Nekime Oxendine, indicted for murder in shooting death of Cumberland Co. Deputy
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Key Points:
- North Carolina State Highway Patrol Sgt. Nekime Matu Oxendine has been indicted and charged with first-degree murder in the March 27 shooting death of Cumberland County sheriff's Capt. Adam Bean in Hope Mills.
- Oxendine, a 44-year-old 18-year veteran of the Highway Patrol, was ordered held without bond and remains on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
- Investigators say Oxendine fired multiple shots at Bean after Bean arrived home upset about Oxendine’s truck being parked there; Bean was found lying in the front yard and later died from the shooting.
- The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation completed its probe and referred the case to a special prosecutor, while the Highway Patrol continues a separate internal review.
- Capt. Bean was posthumously honored with the 2026 VALOR Merit Award for his leadership and efforts to improve the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office's career development and pay structure.
