A man was found with gunshot wounds to his lower extremities Sunday morning after Raleigh police responded to a shooting call near Maple Ridge Road and Silver Leaf Place, just off Spring Forest Road. Officers say his injuries are non-life-threatening, and police remain in the neighborhood as the investigation continues.
According to WRAL, officers were called to the scene and found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds to his lower body. Police have not released details on a suspect, a motive, or whether the shooting happened indoors or on the street, and those questions remain open as detectives work the case. The outlet reports that police presence remained in the area following the shooting.
A Corridor With a History of Gunfire
The intersection falls within the patrol territory of the Raleigh Police Department's North District, headquartered at 6716 Six Forks Road and responsible for 28 square miles of North Raleigh, including neighborhoods around North Hills and Lake Lynn, according to the City of Raleigh. The same Spring Forest Road corridor is also home to the department's Police Youth Services Center at 4205 Spring Forest Road, which houses the Public Safety Cadet Unit and outreach programs for teens ages 14 to 20, per city records.
This is not the first time gunfire has erupted along this stretch of North Raleigh. In June 2025, police discovered a gunshot victim at Spring Forest Road and Capital Boulevard following an altercation outside a nightclub on nearby Calvary Drive, a case Hoodline covered when an 18-year-old suspect was later charged. Two non-fatal firearm incidents also struck the 3501 block of Spring Forest Road in a three-day span in June 2024, including an accidental shooting of a gun range employee during training that police cleared without criminal charges, according to footage reviewed by WRAL at the time.
Citywide Numbers Show a Mixed Picture
Sunday's shooting arrives amid a broader trend in Raleigh violent crime data. Aggravated assaults in the city rose to 229 in the first half of 2026, up from 220 during the same period in 2025, even as homicides fell sharply from 11 to four, according to Major Cities Chiefs Association midyear figures cited by the Carolina Journal. Raleigh police have noted that while homicides decreased meaningfully, the modest rise in reported assaults remains an ongoing focus for public safety efforts.
That local uptick stands in contrast to statewide numbers. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety reported that violent crime among reporting agencies statewide dropped 10.9 percent in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, with aggravated assaults declining 9.8 percent, based on preliminary NIBRS reporting. Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce addressed similar concerns earlier this year after a cluster of violent incidents hit North Raleigh and downtown corridors, telling Raleigh Magazine that localized clusters shape public perception regardless of what citywide statistics show.
Part of a String of Recent Shootings
Sunday's incident follows a run of gunfire investigations across the city in recent weeks. In July, a pre-dawn shooting on Brockton Drive off East Millbrook Road left a man seriously injured, a case Hoodline detailed in its report on gunfire that rocked a Millbrook block. Just this month, a fight near Paint Rock Lane ended with gunfire into a Raleigh home with no arrests made, and a shooting shut down part of Fayetteville Street for the second time in two days.
Should investigators identify a suspect, North Carolina law treats firearm assaults resulting in injury as serious felony offenses regardless of whether the wounds prove fatal. Under General Statute 14-32, an assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury is a Class E felony punishable by up to 88 months in prison, while an assault involving both intent to kill and serious bodily harm can escalate to a Class C felony, according to the North Carolina General Assembly. No arrests or suspect information had been announced as of Sunday, and the Raleigh Police Department continues to investigate the shooting.
