Crime

Durham police investigating shooting, car crash at American Tobacco Campus downtown

Durham police are investigating a Tuesday morning shooting incident and car crash on the American Tobacco Campus downtown.

In a news release, police said the shooting happened just after 10:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Blackwell Street, which is a block up from the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Two men in a stolen a car shot at two other men walking in front of 120 Vivian St., the release said. That’s the street where the Durham Performing Arts Center is located.

The men crashed the car into a planter on the sidewalk outside Bella Trio Studio Salon and fled on foot, according to police.

No injuries were reported, but investigators found multiple shell casings at the scene and .the driveway in front of Tobacco Road Sports Café remained closed Tuesday afternoon, the release said.

The shooting does not appear to have been a random incident, police said in the release.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator T. Stuart at 919-560-4440, ext. 29340 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.

This story was originally published January 10, 2023 at 3:57 PM.

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Colleen Hammond
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Colleen Hammond is a graduate of Duquesne University from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has previously covered breaking news, local government, the COVID-19 pandemic and racial issues for the Pittsburgh City Paper and Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
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