North Carolina Man Indicted, Charged in Multiple Fatal and Injury Shootings, Fatal Crash

Several violent incidents have recently led to multiple arrests and charges across North Carolina. In Asheboro, Branson Russell was indicted for second-degree murder after shooting and killing 23-year-old Alexander Benitez-Hernandez following a confrontation that escalated in a parking lot. In Durham, Ricario Purefoy was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including assault with a deadly weapon, after a shooting at a June graduation party injured two teenagers. Asheville has seen two notable cases: Adam Christopher Kane was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle after a head-on crash killed Tamara Eldridge, and Brandon Norrelle Miller faces multiple felony charges following a June shooting at Hillcrest Apartments that injured two people and involved the discovery of drugs and firearms. Police in these cities continue to investigate and urge the public to provide information to aid ongoing cases.