WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old North Carolina man has been arrested after a fatal shooting during a drug deal.
Winston-Salem Police said Tylen Sears shot Jonathan Armando Garcia around 8:30 p.m. Friday after the two fought during a drug deal in a neighborhood.
Police say Garcia died a short time later at the hospital.
Police said in a news release that Sears is charged with murder and is being held without bail. It wasn’t known if he had an attorney.
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Authorities say this is the 10th homicide in Winston-Salem in 2018, compared to eight killings at this same time last year.