3 charged with murdering Durham woman

Monday, September 25, 2017
DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Police have arrested three men in the shooting of a woman in Durham Friday night.

It happened about 9:45 p.m. in the 100 block of E.Umstead Street off of S. Roxboro Street.

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Tequila Smith, 36, of Durham was found dead outside a home.

Woman fatally shot in Durham


Twenty-three-year old Jamal Shamsuddeen, 24-year-old Aquan Pitts, and 20-year-old Mustafa Magwood were arrested and charged with murder on Saturday.



Shamsuddeen is in a local hospital recovering from a non-life-threatening gunshot injury. Magwood was also injured in the incident, but was treated and released to the custody of police.

Magwood and Pitts faced a judge for the first time Monday. Magwood was in a wheelchair. Both men asked for court-appointed attorneys.

Pitts, 24, Magwood, 20, Shamsudden,20.

Durham police


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The judge ordered the men held without bond.

The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator T. Huelsman at (919) 560-4440, extension 29341 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.
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