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Raleigh: Brothers charged in Foxhound Road robbery plot that left one dead

Raleigh police on Wednesday identified the man killed Monday on Foxhound Road as 18-year-old Christopher Peart and said he and two others arranged an armed robbery. His brother and another 18-year-old face charges. The intended robbery target was not charged.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • Raleigh police on Wednesday, Nov. 4, identified the man killed in a Monday evening shooting in the 4300 block of Foxhound Road in northeast Raleigh as Christopher Peart, 18.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, as reported by WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer (Nov. 4, 2026)
  • The News & Observer wrote that officers responded at 6:55 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, to the Stowecroft neighborhood off Buffaloe Road. Earlier Tuesday reporting had put the call just before or just after 7 p.m.Confirmed by The News & Observer (Nov. 4, 2026); earlier N&O and ABC11 files (Nov. 3, 2026)
  • When officers arrived, they found Christopher Peart dead at the scene. His brother, Christian Peart, 18, was also there and was not injured, according to the department accounts carried by those outlets.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, via WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer (Nov. 4, 2026)
  • On Wednesday, police arrested Christian Peart and charged him with attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon, and discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, via WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer (Nov. 4, 2026)
  • Police also charged Chase Ince, 18, with conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon, saying he coordinated the planned robbery.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, via WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer (Nov. 4, 2026)
  • The Wake County District Attorney's Office is not pursuing charges against the man police described as the intended robbery target in Christopher Peart's death. Police said that man has cooperated with the investigation. His name has not been released.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department and Wake County District Attorney's Office, via WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer (Nov. 4, 2026)
  • Anyone with information can call the Raleigh Police Department at 919-996-3335 or submit a tip through Raleigh Crime Stoppers.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, via WRAL and ABC11 (Nov. 4, 2026)

Alleged or reported

  • Christopher Peart and Christian Peart arranged to meet a man they planned to rob. During the attempt, shots were fired at the man as he tried to drive away; he crashed, got out, fired toward the brothers, and left the area.Raleigh Police Department preliminary investigation, as reported by WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer (Nov. 4, 2026). Charges against Christian Peart and Chase Ince are accusations. They are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court

Still unknown

  • Court dates and bond details for Christian Peart and Chase Ince
  • Whether additional charges will be filed
  • The name of the man police described as the intended robbery target

What this means for you

Public safety
This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. Anyone with information can call the Raleigh Police Department at 919-996-3335 or use raleighcrimestoppers.org. A charge is an accusation.

What happened

In Raleigh, Christopher Peart, 18, was identified Wednesday as the man killed Monday evening on Foxhound Road, and Raleigh Police Department accounts carried by WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer tied the shooting to an attempted armed robbery involving him, his brother and a third 18-year-old.

Those accounts say Christopher Peart and his brother, Christian Peart, 18, arranged to meet a man they planned to rob in the 4300 block of Foxhound Road in the Stowecroft neighborhood off Buffaloe Road. The newspaper put the Monday response at 6:55 p.m., Nov. 2.

During the attempt, shots were fired at the man as he tried to drive away. He crashed, got out, fired toward the brothers and left the area. Officers found Christopher Peart dead. His brother was at the scene and was not hurt.

Christian Peart was arrested Wednesday on attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit that offense, and discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle. Chase Ince, 18, faces a conspiracy count in the same planned robbery and was identified as the person who coordinated it. A charge is an accusation. Both men are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The Wake County District Attorney's Office is not pursuing charges against the man described as the intended robbery target in Christopher Peart's death. That man has cooperated with the investigation, according to the same department accounts. His name has not been released.

Anyone with information can call Raleigh police at 919-996-3335 or submit a tip through Raleigh Crime Stoppers.

This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

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Why it matters

Police now say the Foxhound Road killing grew out of an attempted armed robbery by three 18-year-olds, with one dead and two facing charges. Neighbors and tipsters need the updated account and the tip line.

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Updates

  1. Nov 4, 2026, 6:05 PM

    Wednesday update from Raleigh police accounts in WRAL, ABC11 and The News & Observer. Dead man identified as Christopher Peart, 18. Police say he, his brother Christian Peart, 18, and Chase Ince, 18, were involved in an attempted armed robbery. Christian Peart charged with attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon, and discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle; Ince charged with conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon. Wake DA not charging the intended robbery target, who cooperated. N&O puts the Monday response at 6:55 p.m.

  2. Nov 3, 2026, 10:08 AM

    Tuesday morning update from The News & Observer, citing a Raleigh Police Department release. Officers were called just before 7 p.m. Monday to the 4300 block of Foxhound Road off Buffaloe Road; an adult man was shot and died at the scene; the case is a death investigation; no one was in custody as of Tuesday morning; tips at 919-996-3335 or raleighcrimestoppers.org. ABC11 separately put the response just after 7 p.m.

  3. Nov 3, 2026, 3:48 AM

    First file from Raleigh PD via WRAL, matched by CBS 17. A man was found dead after a Monday night shooting in the 4300 block of Foxhound Road; officers were searching for a suspect.

Sources

  1. Raleigh police: Man killed on Foxhound Road was part of attempted robbery, brother facing charges (WRAL, Joseph Ochoa, Nov. 4, 2026: Christopher Peart, 18, identified; Christian Peart, 18, and Chase Ince, 18, charged; attempted armed robbery account; Wake DA not charging intended victim; tip line. Text-only; no WRAL photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Raleigh Police Department, via WRAL · Checked Nov 4, 2026, 6:10 PM

  2. 2 teens charged in Raleigh plot that left third alleged robber dead (ABC11 / WTVD, Nov. 4, 2026: 4300 block of Foxhound Road; Christopher and Christian Peart; Chase Ince; charges; DA declined charges against robbery victim who cooperated. Text-only; no ABC11 photos used.)

    Published by ABC11 · Checked Nov 4, 2026, 6:10 PM

  3. Two brothers tried to rob a man, Raleigh police say. One was killed. One is in jail. (The News & Observer, Twumasi Duah-Mensah, Nov. 4, 2026, 4:42 p.m.: 6:55 p.m. Monday response; Stowecroft; Christopher Peart dead; Christian Peart uninjured; Chase Ince; charges; DA declined to charge intended robbery target. Text-only; no N&O photos used.)

    Published by The News & Observer · Checked Nov 4, 2026, 6:10 PM

  4. Police seeking tips after a man was shot and killed in Raleigh. What we know (The News & Observer, Lexi Solomon, Nov. 3, 2026, 9:49 a.m.: citing a Raleigh Police Department news release; earlier Tuesday file. Text-only.)

    Published by The News & Observer · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 10:00 AM

  5. Raleigh police: Person dead, suspect on the run after shooting on Foxhound Road (WRAL, Nov. 3, 2026, citing the Raleigh Police Department. Text-only.)

    Official sourcePublished by Raleigh Police Department, via WRAL · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 3:50 AM

  6. 1 dead after shooting on Foxhound Road, Raleigh police say (CBS 17, Nov. 2, 2026)

    Published by CBS 17 · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 3:50 AM

  7. Search underway for shooter after man found dead in a Raleigh neighborhood (ABC11 / WTVD, Jamiese Price, Nov. 3, 2026. Text-only.)

    Published by ABC11 · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 10:00 AM

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