1 dead, 1 arrested in shooting at Morrisville shopping center
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- John Fraizer, 55, is charged with murder after a shooting in Morrisville on Monday night.
- The shooting occurred at Park West Village, a shopping center.
- The victim’s name hadn’t been released as of Tuesday morning.
One man is dead and another man is facing a murder charge in a shooting at a Morrisville shopping center Monday night.
Officers arrived near 1105 Market Center Drive between Crumbl Cookie and Ruckus Pizza, Pasta & Spirits around 9::30 pm and found Zachary David Horn, 45 of Morrisville, with a gunshot wound. He later died.
John Willis Fraizer III, 55, of Morrisville is charged with murder and discharging a firearm in city limits, according to court documents.
Zek Silva, the general manager of Ruckus Pizza, told WRAL a bystander helped him tackle and disarm the shooter when he came into the restaurant after the incident. Silva then tried to provide first aid to the victim, who died at the hospital, WRAL reported.
Fraizer is accused of discharging a .22 revolver, according to his arrest warrant. He previously pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon in Charlotte in 1995, court records show.
Fraizer works as a network engineer at Oracle and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The shooting occurred at Park West Village, a shopping mall less than a mile from the Camden Westwood Apartments, where firefighters were battling a massive blaze Monday night. Police have not released a possible motive for the shooting.
This story was originally published February 24, 2026 at 8:08 AM.
