ALBEMARLE, N.C. — The Albemarle Police Department said 20-year-old Byron Anthony Beckford, Jr. is now in custody after they found a woman who was shot and killed on Thursday.
Shortly before noon on Thursday, Albemarle police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Carpenter Avenue. At the scene, they found 20-year-old McKayla Davis, who police believe was shot and killed after being involved in a domestic incident.
On Friday, police said Beckford turned himself into the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. He was later booked into the Stanly County Jail.
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