Recent N.C. State grad gunned down outside laundromat, suspect arrested

A recent North Carolina State University graduate was found gunned down outside a laundromat and now police say a suspect has been arrested in the deadly shooting.

Around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, a report came in regarding an incident near the N.C. State campus, police said.

When officers arrived, they said they found 22-year-old Cody McLaggan with gunshot wounds in a Food Lion parking lot.

While the college first reported McLaggan was a current student, Mick Kulikowski, the Director of Strategic Communications and Media Relations for N.C. State told CBS 17 that he graduated in 2021 with a B.S. in agricultural business management.

According to authorities, employees at a nearby business said they heard up to four gunshots.

Police said the shooting took place a couple of doors down from the Food Lion near a laundromat, CBS 17 reported.

After investigating the shooting, police said 19-year-old James Christopher Anderson was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting. He was booked into the Wake County Detention Center.

Investigators have not said what led to the shooting.