Man shot, killed during altercation in Orange County identified

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Thursday, December 28, 2023
Orange County man arrested, charged in connection with fatal shooting
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was shot and killed in Chapel Hill Wednesday.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was shot and killed in Chapel Hill on Wednesday.

According to the sheriff's office, deputies were called to the 1000 block of Ferguson Road for a shooting during an altercation.

The sheriff's office has identified the man killed as 59-year-old Lee Andre' Foster.

Deputies arrested and charged Darron Downey, 54, with second-degree murder. He is being held at the Orange County Detention Center without bond.

Officials said Downey and Foster knew each other, and there was no threat to the community.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Investigator Nazworth at (919) 245- 2960.