Victim identified in second Durham shooting in 24 hours
This story was updated Sept 16, 2024.
Police on Monday identified a young man fatally shot Sunday night in the same Durham neighborhood where three men were shot the day before.
Police responded around 6 p.m. Sunday to a call in the area of Glenbrook Drive and Dubonnet Place near the Colonial Village neighborhood north of Interstate 85.
According to a news release, 23-year-old Dashaun Johnson was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
The shooting followed another shooting around 9:15 p.m. Saturday that injured three men, according to police and media reports.
The shootings are related, a police spokesperson said by email Monday afternoon.
Police ask anyone with information to submit a tip online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org or call 919-683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers do not have to identify themselves.
This story was originally published September 15, 2024 at 12:19 PM.
CORRECTION: This story was updated Sept 16, 2024, to correct the number of people shot in the two incidents.