Durham police identify man fatally shot off Raynor Street on Wednesday morning
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- Durham police responded to a shooting near Raynor St and N. Miami Blvd; one man dead.
- Police reported no suspects in custody and did not release the victim’s name.
- By Dec. 27, Durham recorded 170 shooting victims this year, 28 fatal, down from 218.
Police have identified a man who was fatally shot in East Durham on Wednesday as Lawrence Hunt Jr., 23, of Durham.
Officers responded to the shooting near Raynor Street and North Miami Boulevard at 10:48 a.m., police said in a statement. Hunt was pronounced dead at the scene.
No suspects were in custody as of Friday morning.
As of Dec. 27, a total of 170 people had been shot in Durham in 2025, 28 of them fatally, according to Durham Police Department statistics.
That was down from 218 people shot by the same time in 2024, when 33 of those shot died from their injuries, statistics show.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator D. Bussell at 919-560-4582 ext. 29254. Information can also be submitted anonymously through CrimeStoppers at durhamcrimestoppers.org or by calling 919-683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.
This story was originally published December 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM.
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