Edward Cooper Outlaw, 37, was fatally shot on August 26, 2021, at the Perry Point Apartments in northeast Raleigh. Officers were called at about 7:15 a.m. to the 2300 block of Otterburn Place near Capital Boulevard and found Outlaw with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Raleigh police opened an investigation to identify the person responsible. On December 3, 2021, detectives arrested 30-year-old Terrence Lawson and charged him with murder; he was held at the Guilford County Detention Center. Investigators continued to examine motive and any connections between Outlaw and the suspect as the case proceeded.

If anyone saw activity near Otterburn Place that morning or has information about Outlaw’s movements before the shooting, please share what is known.