Man stabbed to death Saturday night in northern Durham

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A stabbing left a man dead in Durham on Saturday night.

It happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Foushee Street, just north of Interstate 85, according to police.

Responding officers found a man with a stab wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he died a short time later.

As of Jan. 3, the latest statistics available, there had been one criminal homicide reported in Durham this year.

Durham averaged 44 homicides a year from 2020-2024, according to police statistics.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Investigator E. Gaither at 919-560-4440 ext. 29340 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.

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This story was originally published January 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM.