The Chapel Hill Police Department shared Thursday that it identified and charged a suspect in a murder outside of a student-filled apartment complex in January.

A release from the department on Thursday afternoon said earlier in the day, officers charged 23-year-old Asim Salah McKenzie with second degree-murder in the shooting of Marcus Anthony Smith on January 12. McKenzie is a Chapel Hill resident, according to police.

Chapel Hill Police responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. on January 12 at the 600 block of North Heritage Circle — which is located inside the Chapel Ridge apartment complex. Upon arrival, officers found Smith, who was a 24-year-old Durham resident, deceased at the scene and identified him to the public one day later.

Thursday’s update from Chapel Hill Police said the department’s investigation into the murder is ongoing. McKenzie is being held at Orange County Jail on no bond.

Photo via the Town of Chapel Hill.

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