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Suspect surrenders in Wake Forest shooting

The man charged in connection with a shooting at a Wake Forest townhouse complex Monday afternoon surrendered at the Wake County Detention Center on Christmas Day.
Posted 2018-12-26T00:19:43+00:00 - Updated 2018-12-26T12:32:50+00:00
Salyett Lorenzo Brown III

The man charged in connection with a shooting at a Wake Forest townhouse complex Monday afternoon surrendered at the Wake County Detention Center on Christmas Day.

Salyett Lorenzo Brown III, 32, of Wake Forest, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharging a weapon into occupied property and simple assault.

Wake Forest police say he was involved in a fight in the 1400 block of Cimarron Parkway that left a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his foot.

Police quickly identified Brown as the suspect. They have not released the name of the man who was shot or a motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Wake Forest Police Department at 919-554-6150.

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