18-year-old arrested a month after fatal shooting of 16-year-old at Brentwood Park in Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- An 18-year-old was arrested in connection to the murder of a 16-year-old who died from a gunshot wound a little more than a month ago.

The Raleigh Police Department said Daniel Unique-Rasha Monserrate is currently being held at the Wake County Detention Center in connection to the death of 16-year-old Waly Malik Faye.
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Monserrate faces a murder charge in Faye's death.



Faye was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Feb. 4 along the 3300 block of Vinson Court in Brentwood Park.

A caller told Raleigh dispatch that Faye's body was found near the playground of the park.
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He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.



Anyone with further information on the case is asked to contact the Raleigh Police Department at (919) 834-4357.