Crime

Police identify two men killed in quadruple shooting in Durham neighborhood

Durham police released the names of two men killed in a quadruple shooting Tuesday in northern Durham.

The men who were fatally shot were 34-year-old Jason Epps and 58-year-old Terence Kimble, both of Durham.

Officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to calls about a shooting in the 4100 block of Sudbury Road. The area is off East Carver Street north of Interstate 85.

Police found four men with gunshot wounds, a news release stated.

One was pronounced dead at the scene, and another was taken to a hospital where he died.

The other two men shot were treated for non-life threatening injuries, the release stated.

Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting near the intersection of Sudbury Road and Stratton Way in Durham, N.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting near the intersection of Sudbury Road and Stratton Way in Durham, N.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com

Police have not released information about any possible suspects or how the men may have known each other.

Overall shooting incidents in Durham have declined in the past three years, according to the Durham Police Department.
Overall shooting incidents in Durham have declined in the past three years, according to the Durham Police Department. DPD

The number of shootings and people shot in Durham has declined in recent years.

In 2022, there were 770 shootings — incidents in which a firearm was discharged — in the city, according to the Durham Police Department’s most recent crime statistics.

There were 247 people shot last year, 41 of them fatally, the statistics show.

Police ask anyone with information about Tuesday’s shooting to call Investigator A. Ramos at 919-560-4440 ext. 29245 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200.

Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting on Sudbury Road in Durham, N.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting on Sudbury Road in Durham, N.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com

This is a developing story and will be updated with more information.

This story was originally published January 31, 2023 at 8:06 AM.

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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. 
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