The Tribune

By RICARDO WELLS

Tribune Staff Reporter

rwells@tribunemedia.net

A 22-year-old suspect in the recent shooting death of a man on Armbrister Street in Fox Hill turned himself into police yesterday.

Police said the suspect turned himself into detectives at the Central Detective Unit around 10.30am Thursday.

The statement added that police also recovered a handgun from the suspect.

According to police, 21-year-old Rahajgio Wright was shot several times on Tuesday following an argument with a group of men.

The shooting happened shortly after the deceased and another man got out of a blue 2007 Honda Accord just outside an apartment complex on the western side of the street.

Police said the two men were then accosted by a group of men gathered on the block, with one of them producing a firearm.

The homicide marked the ninth killing in the past two weeks.

Shortly after officers cleared the area on Tuesday, the victim’s loved ones, some of them overcome by grief, had fallen to the ground sobbing .

One relative, dressed in a blue top and black slacks, knelt near the spot where the deceased’s body had fallen, rubbed the palms of her hands in the dirt where his blood was still fresh, and screamed.

When she stood up, she embraced others around her, all of whom had looks of despair.

Anyone with information about this shooting or any other crime should contact police at 919, 502-9991 or the Crime Stoppers hotline anonymously at 328-TIPS.