Chapel Hill shooting off Legion Road sends 1 to hospital. Condition serious.
Update: “2 accused of trying to kill Raleigh man in Chapel Hill. Juvenile in custody too.
A Monday night shooting in eastern Chapel Hill sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries.
The Chapel Hill Police Department responded to the shooting in the 100 block of Formosa Lane around 9:16 p.m. The location is off Legion Road near Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery.
ABC11, The News & Observer’s media partner, reported the shooting took place at the Greenfield Place apartments and that police brought in dogs to track the suspect, who fled.
Investigators think the shooting was an isolated incident, according to a Police Department news release.
One person was taken to UNC Hospitals with a gunshot wound. On Tuesday, police reported the person had serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police have released no information about a possible suspect or the circumstances of the shooting.
Shootings in Chapel Hill
▪ 2023 shootings: Two people have been killed in Chapel Hill this year: one near Chapel Ridge on North Heritage Circle and another at the South Estes Drive public housing complex. Two others, including Monday’s victim, have been injured by gunfire.
UNC Police also investigated the killing on the university campus of UNC physics professor Zijie Yan in August.
▪ 2021, 2022 shootings: There were five homicides and one person shot who survived in Chapel Hill last year, and one homicide and one person shot who survived in 2021, police said.
▪ Shots-fired calls: In total, police have investigated 51 calls this year about “shots fired,” which can include gunshots, but also fireworks and other sounds mistaken for gunfire. There were 44 calls in 2022 and 48 calls in 2021, police said.
How to report tips: Anyone with information about Monday’s shooting can call 911 or the Police Department at 919-968-2760 (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday).
Callers can report anonymous tips to Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crimestoppers at 919-942-7515 or online at chapelhillcrimestoppers.com.
Mark Schultz contributed to this story.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published December 12, 2023 at 8:00 AM.