Authorities arrest woman wanted in Wilmington mall shooting

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Traneta Shanaia Campbell
Traneta Shanaia Campbell
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office

WILMINGTON, North Carolina -- A woman charged with fatally shooting another woman in the parking lot of a Wilmington mall has been arrested, along with a man also wanted in connection with the shooting.



The Wilmington Police Department says in a statement that 19-year-old Traneta Shanaia Campbell and 26-year-old Darius Nelson were arrested Monday night by U.S. Marshals. The two were found in a shed behind a Wilmington home.



Darius Nelson
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office


Campbell is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 24-year-old Catherine Ruth Ballard.



Nelson is charged with being an accessory after the fact.



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Police say Campbell shot Ballard Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of Independence Mall. A motive for the killing hasn't been released.



It wasn't immediately clear if Campbell or Nelson have attorneys.




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