PINEVILLE, N.C. – Police arrested a 23-year-old man accused of shooting and killing another man in Pineville on Saturday, according to Pineville Police.

Around 6 p.m., police were called to The Brook apartments off Johnston Road for an Assault with a Deadly Weapon call. Upon arrival, officers located 37-year-old Jose Ferreira suffering from a gunshot wound inside an apartment.

Ferreira received medical care but was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, Johann Ibarra, left on foot prior to officers arriving but was captured by police at a local gas station.

Criminal charges are pending as the investigation continues, police said. They also say that Ibarra and Ferreira knew each other and that this was not a random act of violence.

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