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‘He wasn’t perfect but he was my son’: Fayetteville family grieves teen found shot to death

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    Josh Rayburn. an award-winning reporter, writer and editor, is a native of Florence, Alabama. He's been the Digital Content Manager at WAAY since January 2019.

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Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor graduated from Lincoln County High School in 2021. He was shot and killed Wednesday night in Fayetteville. Investigators are working to find the person responsible for the shooting. 

UPDATE: Late Friday, the Fayetteville Police Department told Â鶹Çø that it is looking into Robtavious "Rock" Hawk being involved in the murder of 18-year-old Billy Taylor. A manhunt is underway for Hawk because he is a suspect in a Feb. 13 murder in Fayetteville. Police have not officially identified him as a suspect in Taylor's death.

From earlier:

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Police in Fayetteville are investigating after a teenager died after being found shot Wednesday night.

Billy Taylor, 18, of Fayetteville was found to have multiple gunshot wounds after authorities responded to what appeared to be an accident with injuries in the 600 block of Maple Street West about 8:55 p.m. Wednesday, according to Cmdr. Coby Templeton of the Fayetteville Police Department.

Taylor was taken to Huntsville Hospital, where he died.

On Thursday, Taylor's father, Billy Taylor Sr., said he has a hard time coming up with the words to describe the loss of his son.

“He was an outgoing kid, friends with everyone and got along with everybody. He wasn’t perfect, but he was my son, my son," Billy Taylor Sr. said.

As the family gathers to grieve, their attention turns to finding who took Taylor from them. 

“I have no words. You just have to love your kids. That’s all you can do because you never know. They’re here one day, and they’re gone the next," his father said.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Investigator Dion Shockley or John Counts at 931-438-7771 or Lincoln County Crime Stoppers at 931-433-7867.

Have a news tip, question or correction? Email us at newsroom@waaytv.com

Digital Content Manager

Josh Rayburn. an award-winning reporter, writer and editor, is a native of Florence, Alabama. He's been the Digital Content Manager at WAAY since January 2019.

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