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Arrest for murder of North Carolina woman found shot in her car in Woodbridge, Virginia.

Arrest for murder of North Carolina woman found shot in her car in Woodbridge, Virginia.

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman found dead in her car in Woodbridge in February, according to Prince William County police.

On February 2, officers were called to the area of ​​Bronson Court and Brickwood Drive just after 2 a.m. when they found a 23-year-old woman in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency services who arrived on the scene pronounced the woman dead.

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The woman was later identified as Egyptian Zapporah Carter of Burlington, North Carolina, officials said.

An investigation into the murder revealed that the incident was a murder-for-hire organized to kill Carter. Detectives later learned that 27-year-old Drew Courtney Buchanan was allegedly involved in the fatal shooting.

Buchanan was arrested and charged with manslaughter, shooting into an occupied vehicle and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is currently being held without bond.

The department is now looking for an additional suspect, identified as Denzel Scott Wade, 30. Police believe he was involved in the murder in addition to Buchanan. Police have now issued an arrest warrant to take him into custody.

Wade is described as a black man with black hair and brown eyes. Police say he is 6 feet tall and weighs about 170 pounds.

The department is asking anyone with information regarding Wade’s whereabouts or anyone with information that could assist authorities in this investigation to contact police.

This investigation is ongoing.