Suspect in Rocky Mount Walmart shooting apprehended in Oklahoma
A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a Walmart in Rocky Mount earlier this month, police said Tuesday.
Posted — UpdatedA’Kavis Deonte Knight, 20, was arrested in Muskogee, Okla., on Sunday on charges of malicious injury and property damage as well as obstructing a police officer.
Knight is awaiting extradition to North Carolina.
Police said four people got into an argument with a man inside the Walmart on 1511 Benvenue Road on Oct. 9, and the argument escalated into gunfire.
The gunshot victim, Willie Ray, 34, was treated at a local hospital.
Jaylen Knight, 21 and Darius Williams, 19, were charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. A juvenile also was charged in the case.
"The Rocky Mount Police Department takes the safety of its citizens very seriously," Police Chief George Robinson said in a statement. "This type of recklessness endangers everyone and will not be tolerated."
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