ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- A man was arrested on Tuesday after a fatal shooting in Asheboro last month, according to an Asheboro Police Department news release.

On August 30 at 7:06 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the parking lot of a Marshalls on East Dixie Drive.

Police were told one person was shot at the scene, and another person, later identified as Branson Russell, who was involved left the scene in a red Ford F-250.

Officers found Alexander Benitez-Hernandez, 23, had been shot and rendered aid until medical personnel arrived. Officers said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shortly after the shooting, the Ford was found on East Salisbury Street, where officers conducted a traffic stop.

The driver had been shot in the leg and was identified as being involved in the sho

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