Man charged with murder nearly week after deadly Raleigh shooting

Friday, October 20, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Raleigh Police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a man that happened Sunday.

Christopher Plantier, 27, has been charged with murder in the death of 55-year-old Richard Harris, police said Friday.
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Police said previously that Harris and the shooting suspect knew each other.

Christopher Plantier

Raleigh Police Department



According to RPD, the shooting happened just after 7:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Durlain Drive. When officers arrived they found Harris with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital but later died.
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