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Police investigating shooting at residence in west Cary

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Police are investigating a shooting in the western part of Cary, the town said Thursday.
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  • Cary police investigate shooting on 300 block of Barthel Drive after 3:15 p.m. call.
  • Investigators are on the scene to determine circumstances of the incident.
  • Police reported no community threat and said residents may come and go as normal.

Police are investigating a shooting in the western part of Cary, the town said Thursday.

The shooting was reported at the 300 block of Barthel Drive, police said. Police responded at 3:15 p.m., and investigators were on the scene .

Police did not say whether there were any casualties but said there is no threat to the community and residents are free to come and go as normal.

Barthel Drive is in a neighborhood near the intersection of Southwest Cary Parkway and Bond Lake Drive.

This is a developing story that will be updated.

Twumasi Duah-Mensah
The News & Observer
Twumasi Duah-Mensah is a Breaking News Reporter for The News & Observer. He began at The N&O as a summer intern on the metro desk. Triangle born and Tar Heel bred, Twumasi has bylines for WUNC, NC Health News and the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media. Send him tips and good tea places at (919) 283-1187.
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