Sanford police have charged a local man with murder in connection with a Thursday night shooting that left a woman dead.
Officers responded to 227 Linden Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and found 34-year-old Judy Ann Jones with a gunshot wound to the chest. Jones was taken to Central Carolina Hospital, where medical personnel pronounced her dead.
Officers detained Chrisshawn Terrell Alston at the scene and charged him with murder around 4:20 a.m. the next day. The Lee County Jail shows Alston lives at the Linden Avenue address.
Alston was jailed without bond. He had a first court appearance on Friday.