3 charged with murdering Durham woman
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.
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.
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.
