2 killed, 2 injured in apartment complex shooting, Durham police say
An overnight shooting at a Durham apartment complex left two men dead and two injured, police said early Saturday.
Durham police responded to a report of a shooting in the 1400 block of East Cornwallis Road shortly before 1:25 a.m., Lt. Jackie Werner, a police spokesperson, said in a news release.
Officers found four men who had been shot, two of whom were pronounced dead at the scene, Werner said.
The two other men were taken to a local hospital, Werner said. One of them suffered life-threatening injuries, while the other man’s injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
Monday, Durham police identified the two men who died as Elijah Hosea Everett, 25, and Aaron Michael Bailey, also 25.
The shooting remains under investigation, but police say it “does not appear to have been a random incident.”
At least 23 people have been shot in Durham this year, four of them fatally.
The city’s fourth homicide of this year came a week ago, when a 38-year-old man was found fatally shot on Calvin Street in the eastern part of Durham, The News & Observer previously reported.
Anyone with information about Saturday’s shooting is asked to contact Investigator Sokal at 919-560-4440, ext. 29238, or Durham Crimestoppers at 919-683-1200.
Crimestoppers offers cash rewards for information that leads to felony arrests, and callers don’t have to identify themselves.
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This story was originally published February 19, 2022 at 8:35 AM.
