Fayetteville police are investigating a homicide on Cowan Street

Detectives are investigating the death of a 37-year-old man Saturday night near Camden Road and Southern Avenue, the Fayetteville Police Department said Saturday.

According to a press release, at 10:12 p.m. Saturday, police responded to the 2000 block of Cowan Street in reference to a report of a shooting.

Law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene found an adult man with gunshot wounds, the report said. Medical personnel were called to the scene and the victim, identified in a Sunday news release as 37-year-old Jonathan Eastman, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

Homicide detectives are encouraging anyone with information to come forward, and Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crimestoppers is offering $2,000 for information submitted through Crimestoppers that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information regarding this homicide investigation is asked to call Detective A. Wolford at 910-705-2141 or Crimestoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477). Offender information can also be submitted electronically by visiting fay-nccrimestoppers.org and by completing an anonymous tip sheet online or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app, available for Apple devices from the Apple App Store and available for Android devices from Google Play.