Durham police identify two men shot in connected killings overnight
Police have identified two men shot to death in Durham Wednesday. The killings are connected, police said, but they didn’t say how.
Police responded to a gunshot wound about 5:50 p.m. on the 200 block of Cushman Street. Antone Baines, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene.
While on Cushman Street, police were called to investigate another gunshot wound on the 500 block of Hardee Street, about two miles away. There they found Corey Gooch, 40, who had been fatally shot.
Durham police say they are still investigating both homicides.
People with information about the homicides are asked call CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200.
Durham had a record number of shootings in 2020, The News & Observer reported. A total of 318 people were shot, and 33 of them were killed.
Staff writer Jessica Banov contributed to this report.
This story was originally published February 3, 2021 at 9:34 PM.