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Fourth person charged in Wake County slaying

The Wake County Sheriff's Office arrested a fourth person Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting outside a vacant house in northern Wake County Sunday.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The Wake County Sheriff's Office arrested a fourth person Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting outside a vacant house in northern Wake County Sunday. 

Miguel Antonio Meza-Rodriguez, 20, 2715 Highland Ave. in Durham, is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. 

Three Durham family members – a son, stepfather and uncle – are also charged in the shooting. 

Pedro Tur Fernandez, 18, of 109 Kilt Way Way Drive, is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury in the shooting death of Santiago Hernandez-Arredondo, 44, of Durham.

Fernandez's stepfather, Tirso Mondragon-Cuevas, 43, of the same address, and uncle, Rene Mendoza Lopez, 30, of 1520 James St., are also charged with conspiracy to commit assault, plus accessory after the fact to murder.

Authorities say Fernandez shot Hernandez-Arredondo near 4501 Durham Road and N.C. Highway 98 around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Hernandez-Arredondo was rushed to WakeMed where he was pronounced dead.

Meza-Rodriguez and Fernandez were being held in the Wake County jail without bond. Mondragon-Cuevas and Rene Mendoza Lopez were being held on $1.5 million secured bonds. No other information was released.

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