Juvenile arrested in connection to Food Lion shooting in Goldsboro
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- An arrest was made Thursday night in connection to a shooting at a Food Lion in Goldsboro earlier this month.
According to police, 18-year-old Javon Langston of Goldsboro was shot near the entrance of the grocery store. He later died from his injuries.
Authorities said a preliminary investigation found that Langston was involved in an argument with another man before the shooting.
A petition was later secured for one count of murder on a juvenile suspect.
Just before 7 p.m. on Thursday, Goldsboro Police Department's Emergency Response Team, Investigations, Patrol, K9, and NCSBI arrested the 17-year-old male in the 300 block of Myers Avenue.
The juvenile's name will not be released because of his age. He was taken to Pitt County Detention Center for secured custody.
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