DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A person has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a 78-year-old man in Durham.
Brett Cote, 35, of Durham was charged with first degree murder and firearm by felon.
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Police say Cote shot and killed 78-year-old Joseph Winstead on Tuesday.
At 9:27 a.m., EMS and officers responded to a crisis call on North Driver Street. When they arrived, Cote informed the medics that a fight broke out and Winstead had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Cote is being held at Durham County Jail.
Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator J. Flamion at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29123 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200.