Murder Suspect Surrenders in West Charlotte SWAT Situation

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CHARLOTTE, NC – A murder suspect has surrendered after a SWAT situation in West Charlotte.

Police say they found 51-year-old Diane Burns shot on Seymour Drive Saturday afternoon. According to investigators, the suspect, 70-year-old Joe Willie Maddox, barricaded himself inside a home.

SWAT team members talked Maddox out of the house and arrested him.

Neighbors say they heard an escalating argument before the shooting happened.

Police say the two knew each other.