ALBEMARLE, N.C. — The Albemarle Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection with a homicide that happened around 1 a.m. Friday at a housing complex on Elizabeth Avenue.
Police said they were called to the area to conduct a wellness check.
At the scene, 47-year-old Duane Lamont Perry was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds, according to police.
Perry was visiting the housing unit, police said.
Otis Eugene Burns is wanted and charged with:
- First-degree murder
- Possession of a firearm by a felon
- Discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling
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The circumstances surrounding this shooting are unknown at this time.
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