Man wanted in October murder in Durham caught in Clayton

Wednesday, December 22, 2021
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting in Durham that took place in October.

Michael Samuel Sidney, 19, was arrested Wednesday in Clayton by U.S. Marshals and charged with murder.
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The victim in the case, 18-year-old Alexa Centeno, was shot Oct. 29 in the 5300 block of Penrith Drive.

On that night, officers were dispatched to a report of a cardiac arrest around 9:45 p.m. When they arrived, they found that Centeno had been shot. She was taken to a hospital but later died from her injuries.

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The incident was not random, police said.
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Sidney was brought back to Durham and is being jailed without bond.

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