FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Winston-Salem man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his involvement in a 2023 murder, according to the Forsyth County district attorney.
On Thursday, William Darius Aikens, Jr., was convicted of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon in the murder of Brandon Deon Patterson.
Evidence presented during the trial showed that on October 18, 2024, at around 4 p.m., Aikens drove past Patterson several times before shooting ten shots at him in the 800 block of North Cameron Avenue. Five of those shots fatally wounded Patterson…