Turcios was shot five times in the chest, torso, and right thigh. The autopsy states that Turcios died from the gunshot wounds, according to reports.
Jane Porter
Jane Porter is Wake County editor of the INDY, covering Raleigh and other communities across Wake County. She first joined the staff in 2013 and is a former INDY intern, staff writer, and editor-in-chief, first joining the staff in 2013.
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Students Petition NCSU to Remove Tribute to Fascist Design Icon
NC State students want a Le Corbusier-inspired floor in a busy campus building redesigned as recent scholarship has illuminated the iconic architect’s connections to fascist regimes.
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Raleigh City Council Approves New Election Districts Despite Public Outcry
What happened at the city council meeting Tuesday night? Well, we now have new (unpopular) election districts.
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Durham Council Moves Forward With Funding Shotspotter Gunfire Detection Technology
Initially, ShotSpotter will come as a pilot program, funded in the budget for the next fiscal year for free for three months, and at a cost of $197,500 for the following nine months. The council will then evaluate whether to continue with the pilot.
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Families Sue City of Raleigh for Raiding Their Apartment, Using Force, Brandishing Weapons
Acting off a tip from detective Omar Abdullah, fired for his role in a fake heroin scheme, RPD officers raided the wrong apartment without consent, searched two mothers and their children, and detained them while ransacking the home, the suit alleges
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Attorneys for a Former Granville County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Dozens of Felonies Say the Wake DA Who is Prosecuting His Case Acted Improperly
Attorneys for Chad Coffey, ex-chief of Granville’s drug unit charged with obstructing justice, conspiracy, and other felonies, want his case dismissed as Wake DA Lorrin Freeman texted with the Granville County DA who recused himself from the case.
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Remembering André Leon Talley
The fashion journalist and former creative director for Vogue, raised in Durham, died this week in a hospital in New York at age 73.
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N.C. Voters Mount Challenge to Congressional Candidacy of U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn
North Carolina’s Board of Elections has scheduled a meeting set for Wednesday to create a five-member panel or panels from counties within the proposed 13th District required to hear the challenge.
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Eight HBCUs, Including N.C. Central, Reported Bomb Threats This Week
No explosive material was found on the campus, but students says they want more information and action taken.
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Sunday Reading: Fascism’s Legal Phase
“Donald Trump and the party that is now in thrall to him have long been exploiting fascist propaganda. They are now inscribing it into fascist policy.”