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Home invasion victim, suspect shot during scuffle


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Christopher Lee Leach
Christopher Lee Leach

A 21-year-old convicted felon invaded a Raleigh couple's home and shot the husband and himself during a scuffle Tuesday night, police said.

Christopher Lee Leach, who also uses the last name McNeil, knocked on the couple's door at 1221 University Court, off Avent Ferry Drive, around 9:30 p.m., police said.

He was wearing a ski mask and holding a gun when David Trammell, 28, opened the door, police said. Trammell said he and his wife had just returned home and locked the door before they heard a knock.

Trammell and Leach wrestled, causing Leach's ski mask to come off and the gun to discharge, hitting Trammell in the left shoulder and Leach in the leg, police said. Trammell's wife was not injured.

Trammell told police that he recognized Leach as the boyfriend of a woman who lives in their apartment suite. Each apartment has four suites and one living room.

Trammell was taken to WakeMed. Leach also showed up at the hospital for treatment, and WakeMed officials called police. Both men had non-life-threatening injuries. Leach was released from the hospital on Thursday and was being held under a $200,000 bond at Wake County jail Thursday evening.

Authorities charged Leach with robbery with a dangerous weapon, first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and possession of a firearm by a felon. 

RELATED TOPICS: Wake County, Raleigh

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What's a dreadlot?

"And what does the NAACP need to step in for? "

To blame someone else for the reason this poor, misunderstood perp did what he did.

I am all for the Castle Doctrine. It's about time law abiding citizens can defend their own without repercussion from criminals or thier oh so caring families.

Riddickfield- So different races only look after their own? Help me understand what you are saying.

Say, here is something the NAACP can work on, preventing 21 year old black men from turning into career criminals that society has to deal with. Busing didn't seem to help this guy, now that they have failed on forcing that on the rest of us, maybe they can concentrate on keeping their own out of jail.

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