Man charged in deadly shooting near Rocky Mount convenience store

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting near a convenience store Saturday night in Rocky Mount.

Rocky Mount Police responded to a call around 11:30 p.m. and found a victim with a gunshot wound at Mike's Food Mart on West Raleigh Boulevard.

The person was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. On Sunday, police identified him as 47-year-old Julius Johnson.

Jermaine Lynch, 45, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

He received no bond and was being held at the Nash County Jail.

Lynch's charges will be upgraded to first-degree murder at his first appearance, Rocky Mount Police said.

The shooting remains under active investigation. Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to call the Rocky Mount Police Department at (252) 972-1411 or submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword "RMPD" and your message/tip to 847411.

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