Fight in Durham’s Long Meadow Park kills one man, another now charged with murder
One man has died after a fight in a Durham park turned deadly.
On Tuesday afternoon, a man was found unconscious and not breathing in Long Meadow Park on Liberty Street in Durham.
He was taken to the hospital where he died, according to police.
On Wednesday, police identified the man as Derke Clay. He was 53.
Police also said Clay’s death was the result of a “physical altercation” in the park and ruled it a homicide.
Douglas Rashad Jones, 25, has been arrested and charged with murder in Clay’s death.
According to police statistics, there have been 40 homicides in Durham this year.