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North Carolina murder suspect arrested near Myrtle Beach

Deran Miles (Courtesy: J. Reuben Long Detention Center)

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new information that the suspect was arrested just outside of Myrtle Beach city limits.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A North Carolina murder suspect was arrested near Myrtle Beach, according to officials.

Deran Anthony Miles, 34, was arrested near Myrtle Beach and has been charged with murder, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Police say he is currently awaiting extradition back to North Carolina.

Miles was spotted driving in the area of Church Street and Old Bryan Road by 29th Avenue North, just outside of Myrtle Beach city limits, according to an Horry County police report obtained by News13.

Miles is a suspect in a homicide that left one person dead on Wednesday morning in Raleigh.

At around 6:45 a.m., officers were called to the 3200 block of Calumet Drive, near WakeMed Raleigh Hospital.

Police found Symantia Nekita Blythe, 34, with multiple gunshot wounds. Blythe was transported to a hospital where she later died from her injuries.