Raleigh teen fatally shot in Durham was city’s 3rd homicide in just over a week
Durham police on Friday identified a man who was shot and killed early Thursday as 19-year-old Zion Craig Bowden of Raleigh.
He was found shot in the 300 block of Ganyard Farm Way off N.C. 98 in eastern Durham just after midnight, police said.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said this shooting does not appear random.
It was the third fatal shooting in Durham in 10 days.
▪ On May 17, Shanell Nicole Alston, 30, of Durham was shot and killed along on Glasson Drive off Mooreene Road around 10:15 p.m.
▪ Less than 24 hours later, 21-year-old Desean Monroe of Durham was shot and killed in the 300 block of Avon Lake Drive.
Police have not announced arrests or suspects in any of the cases.
There have been 21 total reported homicides in Durham this year.
Anyone with information in the shooting on Ganyard Farm Way is asked to call Investigator Z. Starritt at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29303 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200.
This story was originally published May 25, 2023 at 8:07 AM.