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Published: Mar 28, 2008 07:19 AM

Modified: Mar 28, 2008 01:47 PM

Durham Police Sgt. Jack Cates, left, dons paper shoe coverings, latex gloves and a particle breathing mask this morning, before entering an apartment where a body was found just after midnight. The body was found in Apt. 10 in Building E at the Bay Creek Apartments, 1309 Hudson Avenue, Durham. A staffer for the Durham Mobile Crime Lab/Forensic Services Unit holds gloves for Cates at right.

Staff Photo by Harry Lynch

Man found shot to death in apartment

From Staff Reports

DURHAM - A Durham man was found shot to death early today in his apartment on Hudson Avenue, police said.

Officers found the body of David Anthony Taborn, 42, of 1309 Hudson Ave., Apt. E-10. They were called to the scene at 12:12 a.m. by a neighbor who reported seeing a man lying in the apartment but not moving, said Kammie Michael, spokeswoman for the Durham Police Department.

Police called the shooting a homicide. They have filed no charges in the case.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Sgt. Jack Cates at 560-4440, ext. 262, or CrimeStoppers at 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases. Callers may remain anonymous.