Justin Malik York, a 30-year-old suspect, will be extradited from New York to North Carolina to face murder charges related to a shooting that occurred in Raleigh. He is accused of killing 26-year-old Ra'kel Olajuwan Kirtz on June 19. York faces charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. On the day of the shooting, a judge had issued an arrest order for him due to violations related to his ankle monitor and pretrial release conditions. Further information regarding motive or additional suspects was not provided.
Justin Malik York, 30, faces charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the Raleigh Police Department.
He is accused of killing Ra'kel Olajuwan Kirtz, 26, in a June 19 shooting on the 4500 block of Colscott Place.
Kirtz was "a very outgoing, funny people person that stood out VERY differently from others," according to his obituary.
A Wake County judge had issued an arrest order for York, accusing him of tampering with the strap of his ankle monitor and violating pretrial release conditions.
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