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Man arrested in connection with fatal August shooting in Fayetteville

A man was arrested Monday in connection with an August shooting that left one man dead and one woman injured.

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Jalyn La-Scott Phillips
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man was arrested Monday in connection with an August shooting that left one man dead and one woman injured.

Authorities responded to the parking lot of a Charlie C’s grocery store at 690 South Reilly Road on Aug. 26 and located Nisier Nuriddin and Tontaria Lunsford, both 20. Nurridid died as a result of his injuries.

Jalyn La-Scott Phillips, 19, was arrested in Sampson County and charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, robbery with a dangerous weapon and felonious conspiracy to commit robbery.

Phillips was being held Monday night at the Cumberland County Detention Center without bond.

Izaiah Jamal Blue, 20, who was arrested Nov. 8 in connection with the crime, remains at the Cumberland County Detention Center without bond.

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