One dead, another in custody in Christmas shooting, Wake County sheriff’s office says
This story was updated Dec. 27. 2021, to add the suspect’s name.
One person is dead and another in custody after a Christmas night shooting in Willow Spring, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.
Officers responded to the 3200 block of Norman Blalock Drive in Willow Spring, about 15 miles south of Raleigh, after a call from a juvenile came in around 11:52 p.m. Saturday, Maj. Scott Ikerd said.
Officers found one person dead from a gunshot wound. Another person, the suspect, was taken into custody. The victim and the suspect are related, Ikerd confirmed.
Joey Christoper Bullock, 32, was charged with murder and failure to appear on a charge of felony larceny of a motor vehicle, according to Wake County court records.
Deputies took Bullock into custody a short time later when they found him walking on a nearby road, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman said. He was identified based on a witness’s description.
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This story was originally published December 26, 2021 at 4:03 PM with the headline "One dead, another in custody in Christmas shooting, Wake County sheriff’s office says."
