A man was taken to the hospital after a shooting Wednesday on Glenbrook Drive in Durham, where officers found a car riddled with bullet holes and spent hours combing the scene for evidence. Durham police say his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, though the investigation remains ongoing.
Police officers responded to the shooting scene, and aerial footage from Sky 5 showed officers photographing the area and placing evidence markers near the damaged vehicle, according to WRAL. The outlet reported the man was transported to the hospital and that WRAL News is working to learn more as details continue to emerge.
No arrests or suspect information have been released, and the circumstances that led to the shooting remain unclear. The station's report did not specify a motive or how many shots were fired into the vehicle.
A Street With a Troubled Past
Glenbrook Drive has seen violence before. In September 2024, Durham police investigated a fatal shooting near the intersection of Glenbrook Drive and Dubonnet Place, according to footage cited in local reporting. That killing came two years before Wednesday's non-fatal shooting on the same street.
The street has also drawn law enforcement attention in other ways. In April 2023, federal prosecutors sentenced a member of the Eight Trey Gangster Crips who had operated from Glenbrook Drive to 19 years in prison following multiple armed robbery convictions, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina. Nearly a decade earlier, in February 2017, Kenneth Bailey Jr. was fatally shot by Durham police officers during a confrontation on Glenbrook Drive while he was visiting family, a shooting followed by a family-led review and criticism of police conduct, as reported by INDY Week.
Part of a Broader Pattern of Gun Violence
Wednesday's shooting fits into a string of recent incidents in Durham involving gunfire striking vehicles or victims in transit. In late August, a man and a woman were injured in a shooting on Hunt Street in central Durham and arrived at the hospital in separate vehicles, Hoodline previously reported, in a case where police also sought information.
The pattern comes even as citywide numbers show a mixed picture. Durham Police Department quarterly reports released this month show Part 1 violent crime — which includes homicides, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults — fell 17.9% in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2025. But earlier in the year, the trend looked far grimmer: by June, Durham had recorded 13 homicides for 2026, a 44% increase over the 9 homicides tallied at the same point in 2025, according to police data presented to the Durham City Council.
City Leaders Respond With Violence Reduction Plan
The spike in shootings drew direct attention from City Hall earlier this year. In February, Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams announced that 22 people had been shot citywide in the first seven weeks of 2026, with a significant proportion of victims being teenagers, a disclosure that led to community meetings marked by heated pushback from residents.
In August, the City of Durham and Durham County jointly launched recommendations from a Summit on Saving Lives to enact a three-phase Violence Reduction Plan targeting high-risk areas, according to the City of Durham. Those recommendations grew out of more than 15 listening sessions held with residents across the city.
Under North Carolina law, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle or building is charged as a felony, reflecting the serious threat to life posed by shootings like the one on Glenbrook Drive. Anyone with information about Wednesday's shooting is asked to contact Durham CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200, where tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for cash rewards ranging from $100 to $2,000 for information leading to a felony arrest.
