Durham 19-year-old arrested on manslaughter charge in weekend shooting
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- Durham police arrested 19-year-old Ke’mari Thompson on a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
- He’s accused of fatally shooting a man at Briar Green apartments Sunday evening.
- Thompson was being held without bail as of Tuesday morning.
A Durham teen was arrested Monday after a shooting at an northern Durham apartment complex left a man dead.
Ke’mari Tymont Thompson, 19, is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the Sunday killing of Jeremiah Bell, court records show.
Bell was found fatally shot around 7 p.m. in the 1000 block of Briar Rose Lane at the Briar Green apartment complex, according to police, who hadn’t identified Bell as the victim as of Tuesday morning.
Court documents don’t specify why Thompson is charged with manslaughter instead of murder. He was being held without bail in the Durham County jail as of Tuesday morning. A magistrate wrote in court documents that the teen had no prior criminal history.
Anyone with information in the shooting is asked to contact Investigator J. Harris at 919-560-4440 ext. 29120. Information can also be submitted anonymously through CrimeStoppers at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org or by calling 919-683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.
This story was originally published January 20, 2026 at 7:52 AM.
