Durham police ID 40-year-old man found shot in car on Holloway Street
Durham police have identified a man found shot to death in eastern Durham Friday night as 40-year-old Ainzargul Totakhil.
Officers found Totakhil with gunshot wounds in a car on Holloway Street near South Adams Street shortly before 11 p.m..
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Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene, a news release stated.
The shooting appeared to be targeted, but as of Wednesday, police had released no details about a potential suspect or motive.
Police also did not provide information about the car Totakhil was in.
The shooting came at the end of a violent year in Durham, marking 44 shooting deaths in the city in 2022.
According to Durham police, there were 770 incidents in which a firearm was discharged in the city, with a total of 233 people shot.
Police ask anyone with information on Friday’s homicide to call CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200.
Staff writer Kristen Johnson contributed to this report.
This story was originally published December 31, 2022 at 10:33 AM.
