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Manhunt in N.C. for suspect in slaying, sex assault, robberies

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Police in Raleigh are looking for a man accused in a killing, two robberies and a sexual assault.

Police said Tuesday that 21-year-old Kendrick Keyanti Gregory of Raleigh is charged with murder, assault, robbery and rape.

Police spokesman Jim Sughrue said 64-year-old Thomas Melvin Durant was killed at his pawn shop around 7 p.m. Monday. Police think Gregory was involved in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl shortly after Durant was killed.

Gregory is also charged with robbing Durant and another man who was attacked earlier Monday. Police believe Gregory robbed 27-year-old Lenin Alvaringa outside a hotel and shot him in the back, reports CBS affiliate WRAL. Alvaringa was taken to a hospital, but information about his condition hasn't been released, reports the station.

Police believe Gregory may have stolen a white 1994 Toyota Corolla on Tuesday with North Carolina license tag CJJ-3773, according to WRAL.

Gregory has reportedly been arrested eight times since September 2013 on charges including misdemeanor larceny, trespassing and breaking-and-entering. He is considered armed and dangerous.

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