2 men found shot to death, one suspect arrested, as Durham’s gun crimes surge

Update: A third person shot in Durham on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, died Monday night. See that story here, https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article244876762.html or here, https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/crime/article244876762.html

Durham police investigators arrested a suspect in one of two fatal shootings reported Monday.

The first shooting was reported at 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Jackson Street and Underwood Avenue. Officers found Joshua Lindsey, 21, dead at the scene.

Investigators arrested Malik Joseph, 22, of Durham and charged him with murder in Lindsey’s death, according to a Durham Police Department news release.

The second shooting was reported around 6 a.m. at the intersection of Liberty and Elm streets. Officers found Reginald Bowling, 48, lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

As of July 25, there were 18 homicides in Durham, according to Police Department statistics. In the same time period last year, there were 22.

There have been 283 reported aggravated assaults involving firearms in Durham this year, a 42% increase over the 199 reported incidents during the same time period last year, according to Police Department statistics.

Last week, Durham City Council member Mark-Anthony Middleton again asked the council to consider using ShotSpotter, a gunshot-detection system, after the company offered the city a free, six-month trial period. The council will discuss the offer at a future meeting.

This story was originally published August 10, 2020 at 1:51 PM.