911 caller reports 6 or 7 gunshots, car speeding away after teen shot in Raleigh

A 15-year-old boy is in serious condition after a Monday night shooting.

Police responded to the shooting in the 700 block of Cooper Road near Poole Road at around 7:12 p.m.

The teen had been shot multiple times and was taken to WakeMed, according to a news release from the Raleigh Police Department stated..

Police do not think the shooting was random.

“Right outside, we heard, how many gunshots guys?” a 911 caller said on a copy of the 911 call released Tuesday morning.

“About six or seven gunshots, and then (we) saw a car speed past our house,” the caller said.

The News & Observer has asked police how the department determined the incident was not random.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call Raleigh CrimeStoppers at 919- 834-HELP or visit raleighcrimestoppers.org for text and email reporting options. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for anonymous tips that help solve cases.

This story was originally published January 19, 2021 at 8:08 AM.