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Raleigh Police Identify Suspect In Shooting Death Of Teen

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Paul Weston Bryant
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh police are looking for a suspect in connection with the death of a teenager shot on the Capital Area Greenway.

The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in southeast Raleigh.

Police say 16-year-old Tyrell Peters was hit in the chest and arm. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Police are looking for 24-year-old Paul Weston Bryant. He is described as a 6-foot-1-inch black male weighing 165 pounds.

Anyone with any information about the case is asked to contact Raleigh police at

(919) 890-3555

or CrimeStoppers at

226-2746 (226-CRIME).

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