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Suspect in Durham 9-year-old's shooting death surrenders

A Durham man wanted in the recent shooting death of a 9-year-old boy surrendered Thursday night, police said.

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Everett Graves
DURHAM, N.C. — A Durham man wanted in the recent shooting death of a 9-year-old boy surrendered Thursday night, police said.

Everett Lamont Graves, 23, of Elmira Avenue, is charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

Jaeden Sharpe died six days after the Jan. 4 shooting. Police said he and his mother, Lakeisha Holloway, 31, were riding in a car on Lucas Drive when they were shot.

Holloway is recovering from the shooting.

Police said the shooting doesn't appear to have been random, but they provided no motive or additional details about the case.

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