Grandfather Later Dies From Domestic Assault by Grandson
Published on November 20, 2025
Roberto E. Bryan Jr.
Chief of Police
Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Sgt. A. Caldwell, Public Information Officer
Date: November 20, 2025 Phone: (910) 433-1487 OCA: 2024-011346
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Grandfather Later Dies From Domestic Assault by Grandson
(Fayetteville, NC) – On May 12, 2024, at approximately 1:05 p.m. officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to the 1800 block of Edgecombe Avenue for reports of an assault.
Officers and Emergency Medical Service personnel arrived on scene and located William Elliott (Black male, 79 years of age) of Fayetteville, N.C. unconscious, lying in the driveway of the residence with extensive injuries to his face and head.
Officers then located Yvonne Elliott (Black female, 79 years of age) of Fayetteville, N.C. inside the residence suffering from extensive injuries to her face and head.
Emergency Medical Service personnel transported the victims to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for treatment.
Yvonne Elliott was then transferred to UNC for further treatment. Williiam Elliott was diagnosed with being in a coma as a result of his injuries.
Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Aggravated Assault Unit assumed the investigation. The suspect was identified as being the victim’s grandson, Devin Wynn (Black male, 29 years of age) of Fayetteville N.C. Wynn lived at the residence with his grandparents at the time of the domestic assault. Officers located Wynn walking away from the scene in the area of Seabrook Road. Wynn was taken into custody without incident.
Devin Wynn was charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder (2 counts), Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury (2 counts), and Assault by Strangulation (2 counts). Wynn was being held in the Cumberland County Detention Center under a $200,000.00 secured bond.
On October 5th, 2024, after being in a coma for 5 months, William Elliott succumbed to his injuries.
Later the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) ruled William Elliott’s manner of death to be a Homicide due to complications from blunt force trauma from the domestic assault.
On November 18th, 2025, Devin Wynn, who is currently being held in the Cumberland County Detention Center was charged with First Degree Murder in relation to the death of his grandfather, William Elliott. Devin Wynn received no bond for this charge.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective B. Pleze at (910) 676-2596.
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