CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The man accused of shooting and killing a newspaper deliveryman in uptown Charlotte last week is out of the hospital and will face a judge Wednesday.
Roger Best is charged with murdering Wes Scott during an attempted robbery along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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Best was also shot during the incident and flagged down an officer. He was taken to the hospital, where he has been recovering.
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Best was released and booked into jail around 11 p.m. Tuesday. He is set to be in court Wednesday at 1 p.m.
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