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The A&T Register

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The A&T Register

    Greensboro man charged with murder in shooting

    GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a woman in Greensboro last month.

    Twenty-seven-year-old Brandon Lynch Benders was charged with murder after he recovered from his own injuries.

    Police say 28-year-old Anstin Cieria Alston of Greensboro called 911 on Oct. 11 and said Bender had become “combative.” Officers arrived less than two minutes later and found Alston in a stairwell suffering from gunshot wounds. She died at Moses Cone Hospital.

    Police said Benders then barricaded himself in the apartment.

    Officers forced their way inside after hearing a gunshot. They found Benders with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

    He’s now being held in the Guilford County jail. It was not clear if he has a lawyer

    • Associated Press