Cary man arrested after shooting dead person he found in his car, police say

CARY, NC (WNCN) — A Cary man was arrested after shooting dead a man he found in his car early Tuesday morning, police said.

According to Cary Police, an 911 call was made regarding a shot person came into a house located in Block 100 of Anita Way, which is in the Evans Road area.

Police later said when they responded to the scene just after 3:30 a.m., they were told that a man, 51-year-old Heng Ye, went outside and found a man in his car.

“The man ran, after which he was shot,” said Cary Police spokesman Lt. John Reeves, in a press release Tuesday afternoon.

The man who was shot was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Ye was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.