Man stabbed to death in Carrboro: Triangle Homicide Tracker for week ending Aug 6
Three men were killed in separate incidents in Wake County last week, and a fourth man was stabbed to death near Carrboro Town Hall in Orange County.
The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun now list the Triangle’s most recent homicides online Mondays in this new, weekly roundup.
An interactive map, a searchable database and links to our stories provide details on each death and the status of the investigation.
We are reassessing how we report homicides and violent crime.
▪ We want to rely less, especially on initial stories, on official sources alone.
▪ We want to emphasize trends and tell more about those killed and those affected by loss and violence in their communities.
▪ We want to create time in our reporters’ schedules to go deeper in search of better stories.
To do this, we may forgo stories on deaths when there is little information and sometimes not even a victim’s name.
The new homicide tracker, however, will include all violent deaths. (See below.) With the map, you can hover on a dot and learn the basic details. With the database, you will be able to search on incidents by name.
Know that as you do this, we are working to learn more about each case, about the victim and the ripples their death has in the community.
If you know one of the victims of the homicides listed below and would like to tell their story, please contact reporters Colleen Hammond at chammond@newsobserver.com or Aaron Sánchez-Guerra at asanchezguerra@newsobserver.com
The News & Observer has requested additional information about these cases.
Here’s a look at homicides in the Triangle from July 31-Aug. 6:
DURHAM
There were no new homicides reported in Durham from July 31 through Aug. 6.
Police statistics: As of July 29, there had been 29 criminal homicides, including 25 fatal shootings, in Durham this year, according to the latest police statistics.
As of June 30, the homicide clearance rate was 69.6%.
“Clearance rates are calculated based on the number of offenses cleared by arrest or exception during the period, divided by the number of offenses reported during the same period,” police told The News & Observer.
Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal appeared on a national cable news special to talk about crime on July 31.
RALEIGH
Date: Aug. 1
Victim: Steven McLamb
Age: 49
Location: 7713 Lead Mine Road
Arrest: None. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman ruled the shooting self-defense after a man tried to force his way into a woman’s car during an altercation.
Links to Stories:
3 men killed in separate instances in Wake County, one died after being shot in Raleigh
Woman shoots, kills man in Raleigh road rage incident. Why was no one charged?
WAKE COUNTY
Date: July 31
Victim: Cody Armstrong
Age: 30
Location: 7500 block of Panther Lake Road in Willow Springs
Arrest: Lawrence Paul Menegay, 66, charged with murder
Link to Story:
Date: Aug. 2
Victim: Robert William Barton
Age: 49
Location: 8200 Fieldcrest Lane in Fuquay-Varina
Arrest: Jeffrey Hoffman, age 63, arrested and charged with murder
Link to Story:
ORANGE COUNTY
Date: Aug. 2
Victim: Kenneth Michael Moseley
Age: 50
Location: Town Commons, 301 W. Main St., Carrboro
Arrest: None
Link to Story:
Database editor David Raynor contributed to this report.
This story was originally published August 7, 2023 at 12:12 PM with the headline "Man stabbed to death in Carrboro: Triangle Homicide Tracker for week ending Aug 6."