It happened just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Linden Avenue.
Officers found 34-year-old Judy Ann Jones shot in the chest. She later died at Central Carolina Hospital.
Officers detained 34-year-old Chrisshawn Terrell Alston at the scene.
He was charged with murder.
Police did not say whether the two knew each other.
Alston was being held without bond and made a first court appearance on Friday.
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