A man has been charged for fatally assaulting a woman in a Statesville parking lot on Wednesday night, according to the Statesville Police Department. Around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the parking lot at 2096 Statesville Boulevard in regards to an assault.  Upon arrival, police said they located a 57-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries suffered from an assault. She was pronounced dead at the scene. After further investigation, police conducted a search warrant Thursday afternoon at 44-year-old Herman Floyd III’s apartment off Clancy Street. Investigators acquired information and items linked to the homicide. Floyd was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He is being held without bond at the Rowan County Detention Center. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Casper at 704-638-5333.