Officers responded to a shooting call shortly after 2 p.m. in the 900 block of Fayetteville Street near Old Fayetteville Street.
When they arrived, they found a man, who has been identified as 22-year-old Gregory Shaw Jr., lying in a parking lot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Friday, officials confirmed that they have charged 34-year-old Roland Richardson in connection with the shooting.
Richardson turned himself in Thursday night and was subsequently charged with murder and placed in Durham County Jail without bond.
Heavy police presence in Durham