Early Sunday morning, Durham Police were called to the scene of two separate shootings that occurred within minutes of each other, injuring two individuals—one of whom is in critical condition. CBS 17 reported that around 1:50 a.m., officers responded to shots fired near the 100 block of East Main Street at the parking garage on South Mangum Street. Although no victim was found immediately, evidence suggested a crime had occurred. A victim later surfaced at a nearby hospital, in stable condition.
Officers were to quickly attend another shooting scene before 2:30 a.m., this one located on the 2000 block of Meade Lane. Police found an adult male with a gunshot wound who was swiftly transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, as detailed by ABC11. The investigations linked a second person who arrived wounded at the hospital to the downtown incident. This second victim’s stability had been affirmed amidst a backdrop of unease that the two shootings, while closely timed, seem isolated.
Further emphasizing the seemingly isolated nature of the events, WRAL notes authorities confirming that, after initial investigation, the incidents do not appear to be connected to a larger string of violence. The first crime scene was promptly secured by officers, but the search for motives and potential suspects continues. The proximity in timing has accentuated the already tense atmosphere surrounding gun violence in Durham…