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Stricklands settle after death of son

A Durham family whose son died in a botched SWAT team raid in New Hanover County will get a review the team's practices, a $2.45 million check to start a charity, and an apology.

Updated: Feb. 28, 2008 5:26 AM | Full story

Photos online brew trouble

For the police and school officials turning to MySpace-type sites to monitor students and investigate crimes, navigating the space between pretending and endangering can be deadly. Peyton Strickland was killed during a botched raid in Wilmington.

Updated: Jul. 15, 2007 4:20 AM | Full story

Secrecy shrouds decision not to charge sheriff's deputy

The criminal investigation into Peyton Strickland's death came to a close last week after three days of grand jury deliberations.

Updated: Jul. 15, 2007 2:23 AM | Full story

Grand jury declines to indict deputy

After more than two hours of discussions, a grand jury refused to indict former sheriff's deputy Chris Long on manslaughter charges for the Dec. 1 shooting death of Peyton Strickland, a college student from Durham.

Updated: Jul. 12, 2007 10:05 AM | Full story

In deputy's killing of teen, grand jury sleeps on it

It took 65 minutes for grand jurors to decide they needed a night's rest to answer whether a former deputy should be tried as a criminal for shooting to death an unarmed teenager.

Updated: Jul. 11, 2007 4:05 AM | Full story

Ex-deputy's indictment urged in raid

Christopher Long's fate rests with 18 New Hanover County citizens asked Monday to determine whether the former lawman likely broke the law when he shot and killed an unarmed college student in December.

Updated: Jul. 10, 2007 2:48 AM | Full story

Driver in PlayStation case admits to felony

Apex man gets suspended term.

Updated: May. 5, 2007 2:43 AM | Full story

Former deputy in gray zone after shooting

Long had been mistakenly indicted after he killed a young man during a raid to recover a stolen video game console.

Updated: Feb. 16, 2007 3:05 AM | Full story

DA out in case against officer

New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David, left, decides not to go back to a grand jury in an effort to indict former sheriff's deputy Christopher Long in Peyton Strickland's shooting death and risk alienating the officers with whom he must work. David turns over the case to the state Attorney General's Office.

Updated: Feb. 13, 2007 11:26 AM | Full story

Teen shot at close range

Autopsy details Strickland's death.

Updated: Jan. 25, 2007 3:03 AM | Full story

N.C. officers not charged in most fatal shootings

New Hanover County prosecutors took a very rare step when they sought criminal charges against sheriff's deputy Christopher Long for fatally shooting a Durham teenager last month.

Updated: Jan. 7, 2007 5:19 AM | Full story

Lacrosse, Black court cases cast spell

The year in review:The lottery, the Apex fire, a new Fayetteville Street, the approval of school bonds and the rejection of commuter rail also shaped the news in 2006 in the Triangle.

Updated: Dec. 31, 2006 3:49 AM | Full story

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