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A Halifax man wanted in a May 10 shooting death surrendered to Enfield police this afternoon.

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Captain Chuck Hasty said in a statement Monyell Shaunte Peterson surrendered around 2 p.m. and has been jailed without opportunity for bond.

He was served an outstanding warrant for murder and was also served oustanding warrants from Halifax and Nash counties.

He has a June 3 court date on the murder charge as well as the oustanding warrant from Halifax County. He received a $750 bond for the additional warrant and a $1,070 bond for the Nash County warrant. He has a June 22 court date in Nash County.

Hasty said Enfield police received assistance from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, Scotland Neck and Rocky Mount police departments and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.

On the morning of May 10, Enfield police received a call around 1 that a person had been shot in the 600 block of South Church Street.

The shooting occurred outside the residence.

Meanwhile, Hasty said the police department continues to investigate the non-fatal shooting of a juvenile which occurred later that afternoon inside a residence in the 300 block of West Bryant Street.

Anyone with information on that shooting is encouraged to call Investigator Shatel Coates at 252-445-5122 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.