Police release name of woman shot and killed near Duke Park in Durham

Police on Monday identified a woman fatally shot near a Durham neighborhood park as 41-year-old Shakida Laquan Rivers.

Police found Rivers suffering from a gunshot wound In the 100 block of West Knox Street by Duke Park just after 2 a.m. Friday.

A news release stated she was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police have not released information about what led to the shooting or a possible suspect.

Police ask anyone with information to call Investigator M. Evans at 919-560-4440, ext. 29336 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 is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published January 27, 2023 at 8:07 AM.

Kristen Johnson

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Kristen Johnson is a local government reporter covering Durham for The News & Observer. She previously covered Cary and western Wake County. Prior to coming home to the Triangle, she reported for The Fayetteville Observer and spent time covering politics and culture in Washington, D.C. She is an alumna of UNC at Charlotte and American University.