Durham police charge 4th suspect with murder and robbery in May shooting death

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in a May shooting death of a 42-year-old man in Durham, the Durham Police Department announced Tuesday.

Alexis Symon Cates, 25, of Durham is charged with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the death of Nathan Futrell.

Officers responded to a call at 10 a.m. May 2 and found Futrell near the intersection of Blacknall and Plum streets with a gunshot wound. He died at the hospital.

The U.S. Marshals Service Joint Fugitive Task Force arrested Michael Anthony Woods Jr., 26, last week and he was indicted on charges of murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the fatal shooting of Futrell.

Investigators had already arrested Stuvon Aitrae Snipes, 22, in May and Queen Mosley, 19, in July in the killing.

Snipes was charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Mosley was charged with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Woods, Snipes and Cates are being held at Durham County jail without bail. Mosley was released from jail in October on an unsecured bond, Durham County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson AnnMarie Breen told The News & Observer in a phone call.

Violent crime up in Durham this year

As of Oct. 24, there had been 25 homicides in Durham this year, down from 31 at the same time last year, according to Durham police statistics.

All told, reported violent crime in Durham this year is up 23.2% this year, driven by a 46.7% increase in non-domestic firearm assaults. As of Oct. 24, there had been 446 such assaults, up from 304 at the same time last year.

This story was updated Nov. 17 , 2020, to report the fourth arrest and Nov. 5, 2020, to report that Mosley was released from jail in October.

This story was originally published November 3, 2020 at 10:22 AM with the headline "Durham police charge 4th suspect with murder and robbery in May shooting death."