2018 Homicides

1. Darelle Marquis Harper (31), January 30, 2018: 2100 block of NC HWY 54 East (Read more…) UPDATE (02/01/18) : Arrest warrants have been filed for Tyrone Stanback, Jr., 25, of Durham (Murder), and Danon Elora Hirsch, 28, of Raleigh (Felony Accessory After the Fact of Murder), in this case. (Read more…) UPDATE (02/03/18): Both of these suspects have been arrested and charged in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (07/16/19): Tyrone Stanback, Jr. pleaded guilty to second degree murder and has been sentenced to 17.5 to 22 years in prison (Read more…)

2. Alicia Elder (50), January 30, 2018: Hillside Park at 1301 S. Roxboro Street (Read more…) UPDATE (02/01/18): Michael Anthony Person, 55, of Durham, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case. (Read more…) UPDATE (08/25/21): Michael Anthony Person has plead guilty to second degree murder and has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison (Read more…)

3. Markis Perry (17), February 9, 2018: 700 block of Eva Street (Read more…) UPDATE (02/10/18): Damone Porter, 19, has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case (Read more…)

4. Willie Lee Gibson (60), February 25, 2018: 2000 block of Avondale Drive (Read more…) UPDATE: Tysheem Leblanc (20), has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…)

5. Jyireh Lamour Holeman (17), March 3, 2018: 2800 block of Courtney Creek Boulevard (Read more…) UPDATE 03/22/18): Jyireh Holeman’s death has been ruled a case of self-defense during an attempted robbery (Read more…)

6. Michael Anthony Bullock (54), March 30, 2018: east Umstead Street (Read more…) UPDATE 05/14/18: Ashley Nicole Burris, 33, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…)

7. Jerome Bryant Jackson (34), April 3, 2018: 1000 block of Moreland Avenue (Read more…) UPDATE (05/17/18): Taquon Davon Washington, 24, and Rashon Ramon Harwell, 23, both of Durham, have been arrested and charged in the case (Read more…)

8. Hong Zheng (42), April 15, 2018: 4600 block of Carlton Crossing Drive (Read more…) UPDATE (04/27/18): Maurice Owen Wiley, Jr., 28, has been charged with first degree murder, along with seveRead more…ral other charges, in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (05/24/18) An additional four suspects have been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (08/28/19): The five men in custody now face federal charges (Read more…) UPDATE (08/18/21): Maurice Owen Riley is sentenced to 47 years in prison for his involvement in this incident; three other defendants have also received lengthy sentences (Read more…)

9. William Bishop (59), April 18, 2018: 3411 Dover Road (Read more…) UPDATE (02/22/19): Alexander Bishop, 16, and son of the victim, has been charged with murder in the death (Read more…) UPDATE (09/16/19): A judge has ruled that warrants related to the case are invalid, and associated evidence cannot be used against the victim’s son (Read more…) UPDATE (02/06/20): Prosecutors have dropped the charges against Alexander Bishop (Read more…)

10. Sterling Clark (32), April 26, 2018: 1900 block of Torredge Road (Read more…) UPDATE (04/29/18): A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…)

11. Justin Royster (27), May 3, 2018: 400 block of Canal Street (Read more…) UPDATE (10/25/18): Donnelle Wilkerson, 28, has been charged with murder in the case, but has not yet been apprehended (Read more…)

12. Carlos Jones (32), May 6, 2018: Stadium Drive at North Duke Street (Read more…)

13. Willie Pete Robinson, Jr. (23), May 29, 2018: South Alton & East Pettigrew (Read more…)

14. Tyrique Reddick (25), June 15, 2018: North Guthrie and Lathrop (Read more…)

15. Rodney Lee Wicker (46), June 20, 2018: 2700 block of Cheek Road (Read more…)

16. Elizabeth Watson (59), July 2, 2018: 2400 block of Camellia Drive (Read more…) UPDATE (07/03/18): Philip Montanino, 59, of Alamance County, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…)

17. Brian Rashad Wiley (31), July 15, 2018: 1400 block of Wyldewood Road (Read more…)

18. Antonio Devon Wright (33), July 16, 2018: 1400 block of NC 54 Highway (Read more…) UPDATE (08/08/18): Demetrius Deshane Lynn, 26, has been charged with second-degree murder in the case. (Read more…)

19. Ly Teng Nhiayi (32), July 26, 2018: 5000 block of Guardian Drive (Read more…) UPDATE (09/27/18): Reginald McClain, 28, of Durham, Walter Thorne-Price, 29, of Durham, and Derrick Tyson, 40, of Bear Creek, have been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (11/14/18): Joshua Bernard McClain, 27, of Durham, has also been charged with murder in the case and remains wanted (Read more…) UPDATE 01/23/19: Joshua McClain has been arrested by the FBI in Cary (Read more…) UPDATE (09/20/19): Kenyawna Powell, 24, of Durham, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…)

20. Reginald M. Johnson (43), July 31, 2018: 100 block of West Channing Avenue (Read more…) UPDATE (08/15/18): Sterling Eugene Whitted, 48, has been charged with murder in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (08/28/18): Derrick Rashawn Motley, 38, of Durham, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (10/08/19): Sterling Eugene Whitted has been convicted of first degree murder and will receive an automatic sentence of life without parole (Read more…)

21. Andrea Farrior (31), September 8, 2018: 1900 block of East Main Street (Read more…) UPDATE (10/4/18): Warrants have been issued for Dwight Leon Gill Jr., 35, of Durham, on charges of murder and attempted murder in the case (Read more…)

22. Jacob Kameron Secor (24), September 12, 2018: 200 block of South Alston Avenue (Read more…)

23. DeAndre Ballard (23), September 17, 2018: 1400 block of Cornwallis Road (Read more…)

24. Colby Aaron Lucas (29), September 25, 2018: 109 NC 54 Highway (Read more…) UPDATE (10/03/18): Atom Devine Cameron, of Durham, has turned himself in and has been indicted on murder chargers in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (09/14/21): Cameron has accepted a plea deal that downgrades his murder charge to involuntary manslaughter. He will spend up to nine years in prison (Read more…)

25. Naisha McMillian (23), October 7, 2018: 800 block of Ridgeway Avenue (Read more…) UPDATE (10/7/18): Thomas Keith Moore, 41, has been charged with murder in the case. He remains at large (Read more…) UPDATE (10/10/18): Thomas Keith Moore has turned himself in (Read more…)

26. Ricardo Christopher Hunter (26), October 10, 2018: 1400 block of Hearthside Street (Read more…)

27. Tavares Hall (34), October 18, 2018: 1100 block of Lancaster Street (Read more…)

28. Charleston Prentice Goodman (26), January 28, 2018: 801 East Woodcroft Parkway (Read more…) NOTE: The victim was added to this list given the details of the warrants reported by the media. His whereabouts remain unknown…

29. Jake Spruiell (44), November 5, 2018: 500 block of Massey Avenue (Read more…) UPDATE (12/8/18): Frederick McQuaig, 45, has been charged with murder in the case (Read more…)

30. Edward Abdullah (63), November 12, 2018: Highway 55 & South Alston (Read more…) UPDATE (11/13/18): Marquez Dashawn McMillian, 18, of Durham, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…)

31. Zykari Rhone (18), November 16, 2018: Dowd Street and Hazel Street (Read more…) UPDATE (10/21/19): Four men have been arrested and charged with murder in this case, while a fifth suspect remains at large (Read more…)

32. Ricky Lynn Yates (45), December 2, 2018: 101 East Cornwallis Road (Read more…) UPDATE (02/14/19): Rashawn Deleon, 21, and Antonio Johnson, 19, have been charged with first degree murder in the case. Johnson remains at large (Read more…) UPDATE (04/29/19): Antonio Johnson has been arrested and taken into custody (Read more…)

33. Abel Corroles (31), December 16, 2018: 3000 block of Guess Road (Read more…) UPDATE (12/18/18): Manuel Mejia-Mendoza, 22, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (12/20/18) A second man, Kevin Antonio Linares-Romero, 19, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…) UPDATE (01/28/19): A third man, Oscar Saul Velis-Argueta, 21, has been arrested and charged with murder in the case (Read more…)