Raleigh Police search for 2 men wanted in traffic stop where gun went off

Raleigh Police are searching for two people after a driver fled an attempted traffic stop on Tuesday.

Officers tried to stop a car at 1:08 p.m. that they said was driving recklessly near New Bern Avenue near Corporation Parkway. The car turned on Beacon Lake Drive, and officers followed it down a dirt road behind a business. As officers approached the car, an armed passenger jumped out. As the man discarded the weapon, it went off, discharging a shot. The man then ran around a building and into nearby woods.

The driver of the car, a white 2018 Honda Accord, then backed up and sped away. Officers told ABC11 that the vehicle was not stolen, and they say Norvell Young, 19, was behind the wheel…

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