Trail Date Set For Man Charged With Murder

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A new trial date has been set for a man facing murder charges in Terre Haute.

Back on June 23, the Terre Haute Police Department, along with a SWAT team, was called to a home on North 15th Street after a person was shot.

That person airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital.

Records show that the shooting happened after Douglas Lee got into an argument with a friend’s neighbor over a dog.

Witnesses told police that as the neighbor approached Lee, he allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim.

Police say that Lee fled and was eventually located and charged with murder, aggravated battery, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.

After a hearing Wednesday and trial date was set for March 2027.