Durham Police Press Conference: Investigate Overnight Shootings July 15, 2020 (Live Stream)
Channel: Durham Police Department
Date: 2020-07-15

There will be special Durham Police Press Conference at 1 p.m. today (July 15, 2020) on the overnight shootings. It will include Mayor Steve Schewel and Durham Police Chief CJ Davis.

Durham police are investigating two separate shootings that happened last night, resulting in several
people injured.

Officers responded to a gunshot wound call in the 200 block of S. Benjamin Street shortly after 10:30
p.m. on Tuesday. When they arrived, they located one adult and two juveniles, ages 4 and 8, who had
been shot. One juvenile and one adult have critical injuries. There were an additional five adults that
arrived at local hospitals, on their own, for treatment of gunshot wounds.

Officers also responded to a gunshot wound call in the 3000 block of E. Weaver Street shortly after
2:30 am this morning. When they arrived on scene, they located a 12-year-old juvenile and an adult
who had been shot. The juvenile was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. The
adult suffered non-life threatening injuries and arrived at a local hospital, on their own, for treatment
of their injuries.

Both investigations are ongoing. No charges have been filed at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash
rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.