Man shot dead near Cary, woman killed near Duke’s East Campus: Weekly Homicide Tracker
Two men and one woman were killed in separate instances in the Triangle this week.
The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun now list the Triangle’s most recent homicides online on Mondays in this new weekly roundup.
An interactive map, a searchable database, and links to our stories provide details on each death and the status of the investigation.
We are reassessing how we report homicides and violent crime.
▪ We want to rely less, especially on initial stories, on official sources alone.
▪ We want to emphasize trends and tell more about those killed and those affected by loss and violence in their communities.
▪ We want to create time in our reporters’ schedules to go deeper in search of better stories.
To do this, we may forgo separate stories on deaths when there is little information and sometimes not even a victim’s name.
The new homicide tracker, however, will include all violent deaths. (See below.) With the map, you can hover on a dot, learn the basic details and see the location of all homicides. With the database, you will be able to search for incidents by name.
Know that as you do this, we are working to learn more about each case, about the victim and the ripples their death has in the community.
If you know one of the victims of the homicides listed below and would like to tell their story, please contact reporters Colleen Hammond at chammond@newsobserver.com or Aaron Sánchez-Guerra at asanchezguerra@newsobserver.com
These are the homicides in the Triangle from Oct. 30 - Nov. 5.
Raleigh homicides
No new homicides were reported in Raleigh between Oct. 30 - Nov. 5.
Durham homicides
Date: Oct. 30.
Victim: Brandon Michal Bullock-Wall
Age: 31
Location: 3800 block of Guess Road.
Arrest: None
What we know:
Just before 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 30, an adult man was shot and killed on the 3800 block of Guess Road in Durham. Police said they believe this was an isolated incident.
Learn more: Man fatally shot on Guess Road in Durham identified
Date: Nov. 5
Victim: Twanda Shante Parker
Age: 24
Location: Intersection of West Morgan Street and Watts Street
Arrest: None
What we know:
Just before 1 a.m. on Nov. 5, Twanda Shante Parker, 24, was shot and killed near the intersection of West Morgan Street and Watts Street in Durham.
Learn more: Woman shot and killed in downtown Durham near Duke campus Sunday morning
Wake County homicides
Date: Nov. 4
Victim: Unknown adult male
Age: Unknown
Location: 8800 block of Holly Springs Road near Cary.
Arrest: None
What we know:
An adult man was shot on the 8800 block of Holly Springs Road around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 4. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. No arrest has been made at this time.
Learn more: 1 man killed, another injured in pair of Wake County shootings Saturday
Orange County homicides
No new homicides were reported in Orange County between Oct. 30 - Nov. 5.
Database editor David Raynor contributed to this report.
This story was originally published November 6, 2023 at 8:16 AM.