A week after a deadly shooting at Cary’s Fenton development, search warrants reveal what the alleged shooter says happened.
Malik Emaje Scott-McClarin, 24, is charged with murder in the Dec. 20 death of Cory Edward McNeill, 23, The News & Observer previously reported .
McNeill was found dead inside his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee by police about 8:45 p.m. after a 911 caller reported an unresponsive person in the car’s driver seat, according to a search warrant for the Cherokee.
Scott-McClarin turned himself in to police that night, The N&O reported.
Search warrants for the pair’s vehicles indicate Scott-McClarin told investigators the shooting was an accident.
As police secured the crime scene, Scott-McClarin reportedly contacted Raleigh police to say he’d been involved in the shooting. He returned to the parking lot near PBR Cowboy Bar and met with police, the search warrants state.
Scott-McClarin gave detectives a gun and said he wanted to provide an initial statement. That’s when he told police he “shot Cory as both Malik and Cory were looking at their handguns” while sitting in McNeill’s car, according to the search warrants .