Second arrest in double murder

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Kevin Raiford (Image courtesy Wayne County Sheriff's Office)

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WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Wayne County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday it has made a second arrest in a quadruple shooting that left two dead.

Deputies have charged 29-year-old Kevin Raiford with two counts of murder. He was in the Wayne County jail without bond.

Investigators say Raiford and Jujuan Maquis Cox were responsible for the December 2 shootings at 1172 B Old Mount Olive Hwy. Cox is also charged with murder.

When deputies arrived at the home, they found Anthony Jamal Kornegay and Nakiea Felicia Garner dead. A third person, Tre Stokes, was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh.

A fourth victim, Leonard Darden, fled the scene and was located in the 1700 block of Old Mount Olive Hwy. He was treated for a gunshot wound to the arm.