DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) – There’s a new development in the Durham Police investigation into a homicide on the American Tobacco Trail.
Durham Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 46-year-old Durham man in connection with a homicide that occurred on March 9.
LaRue Barbee is wanted and has been charged with First-Degree Homicide in the death of Chesleigh Eloyd Lyons.
Police say the incident was not random.
The stabbing that occurred on the American Tobacco Trail near the intersection of Fayetteville Street and Pilot Street Monday (March 9).
Officers responded to a report of a person stabbed behind the building near Fayetteville Street and Pilot Street shortly after 4 p.m. When they arrived, officers located an adult male victim suffering from a stab wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information regarding Barbee’s whereabouts or this incident is urged to contact Investigator H. Nobles at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29544.
Information can also be submitted anonymously through Durham CrimeStoppers by visiting www.durhamcrimestoppers.org or calling (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers offers cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers are not required to identify themselves.