Durham Police say suspects robbed 2 people before fatally shooting man from car
Suspects in a fatal drive-by shooting Thursday evening are accused of robbing two people in a nearby apartment complex moments earlier, Durham police said Friday.
Officers responded to the 1200 block of Naples Place, near Sherwood Park in East Central Durham, around 6 p.m., and found a man and a juvenile who had been shot, the Durham Police Department stated in a news release.
The man and juvenile had been standing outside when they were shot at from a vehicle, police said.
The man died after reaching the hospital Thursday evening, police said.
On Friday, police identified the man as Santiago Lopez Paz, 43, of Durham.
The juvenile, a 17-year-old relative of Paz’s, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Just before the shooting, police said, the suspects reportedly robbed two people at gunpoint in a nearby apartment complex.
Police did not say how many suspects were linked to the robbery and shooting or provide any other details.
After the shooting, the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle police described as a silver or gray Honda.
5 killed in 2 weeks in city
Thursday’s shooting means at least five people have been killed in shootings in Durham over the last two weeks.
Data provided by police earlier this week shows that 261 people were shot this year, 39 fatally, as of Dec. 11.
A total of 297 people were shot during the same period last year, but police recorded fewer fatal shootings: 30.
The Bull City has now recorded 48 homicides this year, the most in a single year since at least 1995, the last year for which police have electronic records available.
Anyone with information about Thursday’s robbery or shooting is asked to contact Investigator A. Cristaldi at 919-560-4440 ext. 29283, or Durham Crimestoppers at 919-683-1200.
Crimestoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to felony arrests, and callers can stay anonymous.
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This story was originally published December 23, 2021 at 7:17 PM.
