Chad Copley Coverage

Sentence thrown out for man convicted of killing Raleigh man outside his home

The state Court of Appeals has thrown out the conviction of a Raleigh man accused of killing a man outside his home in 2016 and granted him a new trial.

Life sentence thrown out for Raleigh man convicted of killing man outside his home

The state Court of Appeals has thrown out the conviction of a Raleigh man accused of killing a man outside his home in 2016 and granted him a new trial, according to a court order filed Tuesday.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Raleigh homeowner gets life sentence for killing man in front yard

A Raleigh homeowner who killed a man outside his home 18 months ago after complaining of "hoodlums" in his neighborhood was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Jury convicts Raleigh homeowner who complained of 'hoodlums' for killing man

A Raleigh homeowner who killed a man outside his home 18 months ago after complaining of "hoodlums" in his neighborhood was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Adam Owens, WRAL reporter

Prosecution: Slain man wasn't even in Raleigh homeowner's yard

The case of a Raleigh homeowner who shot an unarmed man outside his house after complaining about "hoodlums" in his neighborhood will go to the jury Thursday.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Raleigh homeowner testifies in murder trial: 'He reached for his gun, and I shot him'

A Raleigh homeowner charged with killing a man in his front yard 18 months ago after complaining about "hoodlums" in his neighborhood tearfully recounted the incident Tuesday and apologized for the shooting.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Defense witnesses recall chaotic scene outside Raleigh home after fatal shooting

After calling just 10 witnesses over a day and a half, prosecutors on Friday rested their case in the murder trial of a Raleigh man who admits to shooting a man in his front yard in 2016.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Raleigh man's murder trial continues after rest period

Chad Copley, a Raleigh man who admits to shooting a man in his front yard in 2016, will return to court Monday.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Prosecutors abruptly rest in Raleigh murder trial

After calling just 10 witnesses over a day and a half, prosecutors on Friday rested their case in the murder trial of a Raleigh man who admits to shooting a man in his front yard in 2016.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Raleigh murder trial opens

Testimony begins in the murder trial of Chad Cameron Copley, a Raleigh homeowner charged with shooting and killing a man in 2016 after complaining about "hoodlums" in his neighborhood.

Defense: Raleigh homeowner faced 'chaos' when he shot, killed man in front yard

Witnesses recounted Thursday how a man was shot and killed as he left a party in a northeast Raleigh neighborhood 18 months ago.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor