22-year-old arrested in Cary shopping center weekend shooting, police say

This story was updated on Aug. 10 after Cary police made an arrest in the case.

A man has been arrested in connection to a shooting near a supermarket in Cary on Sunday afternoon.

Darrin DeShawn Spence, a 22-year-old Fuquay-Varina resident, was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a firearm into an occupied property, the Cary Police Department said in a news release.

The incident took place near the Millpond Village shopping center around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.

When officers arrived, they found Jalan Hooker, 21, of Apex, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and his injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from an argument between the two men.

The shopping center, at the intersection of Kildaire Farm and Ten Ten roads, includes a Publix grocery, hair salons and restaurants, and a smoke shop. One business was damaged when a bullet shattered a window, police said.

Multiple people witnessed the shooting, according to audio of several 911 calls obtained by The News & Observer.

Shootings are rare in Cary. In 2020, just two shootings were reported in the town, The N&O previously reported.

This year there have been at least three other shootings reported in Cary, one of which killed one person and injured three others.

This story was originally published August 8, 2021 at 6:02 PM.