Last week, a woman was fatally stabbed in a suspected domestic incident in Wake Forest.
The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun now report the most recent homicides in the Triangle online Monday in this new weekly roundup.
An interactive map, searchable database and links to our stories provide details on each death and the status of the investigation.
We are rethinking the way we report homicides and violent crimes.
â–ª We want to rely less on official sources alone, especially on the first stories.
â–ª We want to highlight trends and tell more about the dead and those affected by loss and violence in their communities.
â–ª We want to free up time in our reporters’ schedules to dig deeper in search of better stories.
To do this, we can forego individual stories of deaths when there is little information and sometimes not even a victim’s name.
However, the new murder tracker will include all violent deaths. (See below.) The map allows you to hover on a dot and learn the basic details. The database allows you to search for incidents by name.
As you do this, please know that we are working to learn more about each case, about the victim and the impact their death has on the community.
If you know any of the victims of the murders listed below and would like to tell his or her story, please contact reporters Colleen Hammond at [email protected] or Aaron Sánchez-Guerra at [email protected]
These are the murders in the Triangle from September 5 to 10.
Murders in Raleigh
Date: 5 September
Victim: Shawn Stovall
Age: 25
Place: South Blountstraat 214
To arrest: Quinton Andrews, 41, has been charged with murder
What we know:
On September 5, just before 11:30 p.m., Raleigh police responded to South Blount Street after reports of a stabbing. Shawn Stovall, 25 years old, had been stabbed. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The next day, Quinton Andrews, 41 years old, was arrested and charged with murder.
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Murders in Durham
Date: September 10
Victim: Romero Eathel Bent
Ages: 23
Locations: 100 block of Hunt Street
To arrest: No
What we know:
One man was shot around 12:06 a.m. in the 100 block of Hunt Street. Police said this appeared to be an “isolated incident.” No arrest had been made as of Monday morning.
Link to story:
Murders in Wake County
Date: 5 September
Victim: Hue Thi Lu’o’ng
Ages: 58
Locations: 8800 block of Ligon Mill Road
To arrest: No
What we know:
Around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, a man and a woman were stabbed near the 8800 block of Ligon Mill Road. Both people were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The woman, Hue Thi Lu’o’ng, later died from her injuries. She was 58.
The man’s identity has not yet been released and he has been in hospital with serious injuries since Wednesday afternoon.
Wake County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Rosalia Fodera said this is currently being investigated as a domestic dispute. She did not want to provide details about the relationship between the man and the woman.
Link to story:
Murders in Orange County
There were no new homicides reported in Orange County between September 5 and 10.
Database editor David Raynor contributed to this report.
