Crime

Man stabbed, killed near downtown Raleigh on Tuesday. Suspect in custody.

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The victim, Richard Hauser, was 63. The suspect, Reginald Perry, is being held without bail at the Wake County Detention Center. The News & Observer

A man is dead and a suspect is in custody after a stabbing in downtown Raleigh on Tuesday morning.

Raleigh police found Richard Hauser, 63, dead with stab wounds just before 11 a.m. in the 1200 block of Pender Street, police said in a Thursday statement.

They charged Reginald Perry, 69, with murder and arrested him on Wednesday.

Perry lives in Raleigh. He remains at the Wake County Detention Center without bail. The police investigation is ongoing.

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Twumasi Duah-Mensah is a Breaking News Reporter for The News & Observer. He began at The N&O as a summer intern on the metro desk. Triangle born and Tar Heel bred, Twumasi has bylines for WUNC, NC Health News and the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media. Send him tips and good tea places at (919) 283-1187.
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