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Usha Chatman

Case from Durham, NC dated Dec 24, 2016

Victim Details

Usha Chatman

Female

Black / African American

Durham

NC

2016-12-24

22

Usha

Chatman

06/25/2026

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Usha Chatman, a 22-year-old woman from Durham, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 24, 2016. Usha was an innocent bystander who was shot while inside a car at the Rochelle Manor Apartments in Durham. The shooting was a retaliatory act for another shooting that had occurred earlier the same day. Usha was not involved in the earlier incident and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The investigation into Usha's death led to the arrest and conviction of Hakeem Hu ...
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  • ABC11 Raleigh-Durham: Durham police make arrest in Christmas Eve murder
  • WNCN: Arrest made in 1 of 2 deadly Christmas Eve shootings in Durham
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    I can't stop thinking about the terrible ripple effect tragedies like Usha Chatman's murder have on ... ...Read More
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