Durham police investigating shooting that left 17-year-old hospitalized
CONTINUE WITH ITS PLANS.
HIS DECISION LIKELY WILL BE
APPEALED. THANK YOU, BRIAN.
NO ARRESTS YET. THIS AFTER A
17 YEAR-OLD BOY WAS SHOT AND
CRITICALLY INJURED YESTERDAY
IN DURHAM.
>> WRAL'S MONICA CASEY HAS BEEN
LOOKING INTO THIS CASE IN
MONICA, THE TEENAGER AS LIFE
THREATENING INJURIES HERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. DURHAM POLICE
SAY THEY GOT A CALL FOR A
DISTURBANCE WITH A WEAPON JUST
AFTER 3 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON. AND WHEN THEY
ARRIVED, THEY FOUND SHELL
CASINGS IN FRONT OF A BUILDING
THAT TEENAGER WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE.
RESIDENTS TELL ME THIS HAPPENED
AT THE ENCORE AT THE PARK
APARTMENTS JUST HOURS BEFORE
THIS SHOOTING. DURHAM'S POLICE
CHIEF PATRICE ANDREWS SHARED
THE MOST RECENT CRIME REPORT
WITH CITY COUNCIL LOOKING AT
NUMBERS FOR LAST YEAR. IT SHOWS
2024 HAD ALMOST A 25% DECREASE
IN SHOOTING INCIDENTS. BUT A
7% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE SHOT.
>> WHAT THAT TELLS US IS THAT.
IN ANY ONE OF THE SHOOTINGS WE
GENERALLY HAVE MORE THAN ONE
PERSON SHOT. I THINK WE'RE
AVERAGING JUST OVER 1.0.
1, 4 PEOPLE SHOT DURING THOSE
TIME DURING THAT TIME.
>> A MAN WHO LIVES IN THAT
APARTMENT COMPLEX SENT US THIS
PHOTO. HE SAYS A BULLET WENT
THROUGH HIS BALCONY DOOR
LANDING IN HIS KITCHEN. NOW
I'VE REACHED OUT TO DURHAM
POLICE FOR AN UPDATE ON THAT
TEENAGER'S CONDITION AND
WHETHER THEY BELIEVE HE WAS THE
TARGET OF THAT STILL WAITING TO
HEAR BACK RIGHT NOW LIVE IN