Durham Police Investigating 2 Shootings, One Involving 2-Year-Old Child

DURHAM, NC – The Durham Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on East Cornwallis Road on Thursday afternoon (June 20) and another shooting that occurred at the intersection of Fayetteville Road and Linwood Avenue on Friday morning (June 21).

At approximately 8:14 p.m., officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound in the 1400 block of East Cornwallis Road. When officers arrived, they found three victims: an adult male, an adult female, and a 2-year-old female child had been shot. Emergency Medical Services responded and transported all three victims to a local hospital. The adult male and adult female victims were transported with non-life-threatening injuries. The female child was transported with life-threatening injuries.

This is an ongoing investigation, and Durham Police cannot release any further information at this time. 

Anyone with any information is asked to call Investigator M. Judy at 919-560-4440 extension 29252. You can also call CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org. 

Friday Morning (June 21) Shooting 

The Durham Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred at the intersection of Fayetteville Road and Linwood Avenue on Friday morning (June 21).

At approximately 3:27 a.m., officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound at the intersection of Fayetteville Road and Linwood Avenue. When officers arrived, they found three victims, two adult males and an adult female, had been shot.

Emergency Medical Services responded and transported all three victims to a local hospital. Both adult male victims were transported with non-life-threatening injuries. The adult female victim was transported with life-threatening injuries.

This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information can be released at this time. 

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.