Second man charged in Chapel Hill murder

CHAPEL HILL (WTVD) -- Chapel Hill police have charged a second person in a May 30 shooting that left a man dead outside a home in the 100 block of Christopher Drive.

Twenty-one-year-old Brandon Shamar Townsend is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.

He was captured Wednesday morning in Durham by US Marshals.

Police already had 35-year-old Bartholomew Romidas Scott in custody for the death of 33-year-old Lew Hahn Hood.

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Chapel Hill that put two nearby schools on lockdown.

Hood was shot multiple times. Investigators have not explained the relationship between the men.

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