Garvette Wilkerson died Tuesday afternoon after an altercation between18-year-old Eric Erskine and his 21-year-old brother, Arthur, on 6thStreetin Wake Forest. Neighbors said the area is known for drug dealing.
Witnesses say the brothers were part of a group of people loitering infront of a second home owned by Wilkerson's 81-year-old grandmother,Christine P.Murphy. Wilkerson they said, asked thegroup to leave, which apparently led to a dispute.
Police tell WRAL's Wisdom MartinEric Erskine was taken into custody after he ran from the scene onfoot.
His brother, Arthur, sped off in a green, 1992 HondaAccord. He was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder.Officers made the second arrest after receiving a tip that Arthur Erskinewas inside a house off Poole Road. Authorities also are holding andquestioning a third man, Carlos Bradford, who was in the home withErskine.
Investigators tell WRAL they believe Eric Erskine is the man who firedthe fatal shot Tuesday afternoon. They said the Erskine brothers moved toWake Forest from New York about two year ago.
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