Man charged in fatal shooting at Carolina Open Air Market

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Man charged in fatal shooting at Raleigh market

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Wake County deputies arrested a man accused of shooting another man during a fight at the Carolina Open Air Market on Wednesday night.



According to a release from Wake County Sheriff's Office, 32-year-old Luis Alberto Rodriguez is charged with killing 31-year-old Joseph Brooks Lee.



Deputies received a call about a fight between two men that turned violent along the outside the store just before 9 p.m.



During the fight, deputies said Rodriguez pulled out a gun and shot Lee in the abdomen.



Lee was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.



After a 12-hour manhunt and multiple interviews, investigators arrested Rodriguez.

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