Woman killed in overnight shooting at Durham apartment complex, police say

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman died after an early morning shooting on Monday at a Durham apartment complex, police said.

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According to the Durham Police Department, officers responded around 1:53 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 2800 block of Rochelle Street at Rochelle Manor Apartments.

When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. She was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she was later pronounced dead.

Police said the investigation remains active and no additional details have been released.

Monday’s deadly shooting comes amid a recent stretch of gun violence in Durham, marking the fifth person shot in the city since Friday afternoon.

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On Sunday night, a man suffered life-threatening injuries after police said he was found shot inside a vehicle near the intersection of Anderson Street and Chapel Hill Road.

Durham police also responded to multiple other shootings over the weekend, including a drive-by shooting on Friday on Merrick Street, a shooting Friday night at Amber Oaks Apartments on Century Oaks Drive, and another shooting Saturday night on Hoover Road that injured a woman and a man.

Authorities said they urge anyone with information to contact Corporal J. Justice at 919-560-4440 ext. 29119. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Durham CrimeStoppers online or by calling 919-683-1200.

CrimeStoppers offers cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest in felony cases, and tipsters are not required to identify themselves.

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