Man charged with murder nearly week after deadly Raleigh shooting

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Friday, October 20, 2023
Man charged with murder nearly week after deadly Raleigh shooting
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Christopher Plantier, 27, has been charged with murder in the death of 55-year-old Richard Harris, Raleigh Police said Friday.

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.

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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