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Lee André Foster

Case from Chapel-hill, NC dated Dec 27, 2023

Victim Details

Lee André Foster

Male

Black / African American

Chapel-hill

NC

2023-12-27

59

Lee

André Foster

07/02/2026

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On December 27, 2023, in the unincorporated area west of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 59-year-old Lee André Foster was fatally shot during an altercation. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call reporting the incident in the 1000 block of Ferguson Road. Upon arrival, they found Foster with a single gunshot wound to the back of his head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, 54-year-old Darron Nelson Downey, who was acquainted with Foster, w ...
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  • https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article283581633.html
  • CBS17.com: Victim identified in fatal shooting in Orange County
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