Police identify man found shot to death at Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard night club

Durham police have identified a man found fatally shot at a night club on Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard as 23-year-old Guadalupe Ordonez-Alejandro of Durham.

Officers responded to the shooting in the 5500 block of the boulevard at 1:58 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release. Ordonez-Alejandro was pronounced dead at the scene.

Multiple media outlets reported police were called to El Rey Bar & Lounge.

As of Monday evening, police had not announced an arrest or suspect(s) but said the shooting did not appear to be random.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator J.D. Harris at 919-560-4440, ext. 29120 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.

Homicides and shootings down this year

Sunday’s fatal shooting is the fifth homicide in Durham in the past 11 days. As of Monday morning, police had not announced any arrests or suspects in any of these cases.

The recent surge in fatal shootings comes as gun violence in the city was trending down this year.

As of Sept. 10, there had been 28 homicides reported in Durham, down from 35 by that date last year and a five-year average by that date of 36, according to police statistics.

Also as of Sept. 10, there had been a total of 172 people reported shot in Durham, 27 of them fatally. Both numbers were down slightly from last year.

The Durham City Council is scheduled to vote Monday night on several measures to fight gun violence, including a one-year trial run of ShotSpotter. The gunshot surveillance service uses acoustic sensors to alert police to the sounds of possible gunfire.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published September 19, 2022 at 9:50 AM.