Two Arrested for Murder of Domino's Driver in Halifax County

BY Spectrum News Staff Halifax County

UPDATED 6:54 AM ET Jul. 26, 2019 PUBLISHED 10:02 AM ET Jul. 25, 2019 PUBLISHED 10:02 AM EDT Jul. 25, 2019

HALIFAX COUNTY, N.C. – A murder investigation is underway in Halifax County after a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver was murdered Monday night.

A 21-year-old Domino's delivery driver was murdered in Halifax County.
Two people have been arrested for the murder.
The act is described as "senseless."

According to authorities, James Lee, Jr., 21, went out on a delivery Monday night and never returned to work. Concerned, his coworkers went looking for him and found his body.

Lee was found on Branch Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds.

On Tuesday, warrants were issued on Cortez Malik Powell, 18, for murder and armed robbery. Powell was arrested Wednesday evening and is in the Halifax County Detention Center with no bond.

This is the 18-year-old arrested for the murder of James Lee Jr. His name is Courtez Malik Powell. Another suspect is on the run. @SpecNewsRDU pic.twitter.com/R7t0cEPgSA
— Madison Cavalchire (@MC_Reporting) July 25, 2019

Another suspect, Nashown Alston, was arrested later and charged with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon.

No motive for the killing has been released, but in an emotional statement released by the sheriff, who previously worked for Domino's, the act has been described as “senseless.”

Anyone with information on this murder is asked to contact the sheriff’s office.