Police identify Durham man found fatally shot on Calvin Street
Durham police on Monday identified a man found fatally shot Saturday morning as 38-year-old Tony Anthony Person.
Officers responded shortly after 4 a.m. to the 1300 block of Calvin Street in the eastern part of the city. They found Person, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is underway.
This is the city’s fourth reported homicide of the year.
As of Feb. 5, there had been 80 shooting incidents in the Bull City, according to police data. That’s more than two per day, about the same as last year at this time.
A total of 23 people had been shot, three fatally. Last year 18 people had been shot, three fatally, by the same day.
Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to contact investigators at 919-560-4440, ext. 29529, or Durham Crimestoppers at 919-683-1200.
Crimestoppers offers cash rewards for information that leads to felony arrests, and callers do not have to identify themselves.
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This story was originally published February 12, 2022 at 8:49 AM.
