CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police in Charlotte have arrested a man they said killed a Winston-Salem State University football player earlier this year.
Officers arrested Jakier Austin Wednesday night. He is accused in the January death of Najee Baker.
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Police in Winston-Salem said Austin shot and killed Baker at a party on Wake Forest's campus.
They have not released a motive for the shooting but said it happened during a fight.
Authorities have also charged a 16-year-old in connection with the crime.
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