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Cheryl Garner Medlin, a 75-year-old woman from Durham, NC, tragically died on December 11, 2022, after being shot in the head by her daughter, Paula Lee Decoteau. The incident occurred at their home on Spruce Pine Trail in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Decoteau, aged 51, shot her mother once in the forehead following an argument. Two other individuals in the house at the time of the shooting reported hearing the argument and the subsequent gu ...Read More
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Cheryl Garner Medlin
Female
Durham
NC
2022-12-11
75
Cheryl
Garner Medlin
11/08/2025






