Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:
OR
Log in using your WRAL.com account:



Wrong email/password combination.

Forgot password?

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:
OR
Register for a WRAL.com account using our web form.

Login Options

3:58 p.m. • 2-12-12

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Mon: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 50° F
  • Tue: Rain.
    • Hi: 53° F
  • Wed: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 57° F

Other Locations

> 7 Day Forecast

Doppler Image

Marketplace Links

Social Links

Main Menu

Posted: January 25, 2007

Durham Teen Found Guilty in Fatal Mall Shooting

e-mail print friendly
Lamar Bass

[search] Site Search

Lamar Bass
Durham, N.C. — A teenager accused of shooting two people outside a Durham mall has been found guilty of first-degree murder.

Lamar Bass, who was 17 at the time, was charged with killing Lazarren Tyqwan Mclean, 16, on Dec. 26, 2005. Police said an argument between the two on a city bus escalated in the parking lot of Northgate Mall.

Family members said they believe McLean was defending his younger sister after teens made harassing comments toward her.

Bass was arrested last February after a month-long manhunt. He will be sentenced to life in prison.

Another teen, Quinzell Nahdee Williamson, 19, was shot but survived. The jury did not find Bass guilty of shooting and injuring Williamson.

RELATED TOPICS: Durham

Copyright 2011 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
e-mail print friendly

8 Comments


WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

View Comments VIEW ALL 8 COMMENTS

This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Latest Comments
Durham; North Carolina's answer to Detroit!
Crumps Br0ther
January 26, 2007 12:06 p.m.
I have often said there should be a class in school that teaches basic living principles such as respect, honor, forgiveness, understanding, etc. Apparently kids don't get it at home so they dont learn it. These people were old enough to know better than ensue something to this degree. Stop picking on people!!! You aint perfect either!!! Is this the first time that the Bass kid has gotten in trouble? I doubt it. Recognize the signs "parents". You need to be held accountable also and have some parenting class when your child gets in trouble.
smoothtip99
January 26, 2007 10:27 a.m.
There is no "winner" here. One young man in dead, and another one who will spend the rest of his life in prison and two families who will never be the same. What needs to happen and very soon, is that our children need to be taught how to deal with anger. Some how we have to get the message out that the answer to conflict doesn't come from the end of a gun. It's sad to say, but lets face it. We as parents and a nation are failing our children miserably.
Click to view my profile robbincasino
January 26, 2007 9:33 a.m.
now there's a surprise. Violence in Durham
builder276
January 26, 2007 12:05 a.m.
Justice Served ! RIP Tyqwan
fairyswearboots2
January 26, 2007 12:03 a.m.
View Comments VIEW ALL 8 COMMENTS

Photo Spotlight

more photos
Report It

Multimedia

more
Click Here