Fourth arrest made in Shane Simpson murder


WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A fourth suspect has been arrested in the December shooting death of 16-year-old Shane Simpson.

According to a release from Wilmington Police, the U.S. Marshal Service arrested Shaquan Lannell Palmer, 22, of Wilmington in Greensboro this afternoon.

Palmer is the fourth person charged with first degree murder for a drive-by shooting that killed Simpson on December 20 on Castle Street.

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