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Michael Deshai Lee

Case from Chapel-hill, NC dated Sep 27, 2022

Victim Details

Michael Deshai Lee

Male

Black / African American

Chapel-hill

NC

2022-09-27

51

Michael

Deshai Lee

06/24/2026

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Michael Deshai Lee, a 51-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on September 27, 2022, at the University Gardens Condominiums in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The incident occurred just after 6:15 p.m., and responding officers found Michael Deshai Lee dead from a gunshot wound. Three other individuals were injured in the shooting but survived.

A week after the shooting, authorities arrested Michael Jerome Henry, a 29-year-old male from Durham, North Carolina. Henry ...
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  • CBS17.com: 1 dead, 3 injured after shooting at Chapel Hill apartments, police say
  • ABC11 Raleigh-Durham: 1 dead, several injured after shooting in Chapel Hill
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