Sanford man charged in deadly robbery

Thursday, November 9, 2017
SANFORD, North Carolina (WTVD) -- A 22-year-old Sanford man has been arrested in connection with a deadly robbery.

Police say Jacorey Edwards faces robbery and murder charges.
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It comes after officers were called to the 600 block of McIver Street in Sanford Wednesday afternoon.

Twenty-six-year-old Martin Flowers of Tamarac, Florida was found with a gunshot wound in his back.

Flowers was taken to Central Carolina Hospital and later transferred to UNC Chapel Hill Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
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Sanford police say while they've arrested Edwards, they are still looking for a second suspect in the shooting.

No information about that second suspect has been released yet.



Edwards is in the Lee County Jail with no bond.
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