A man was shot early Sunday morning at the Mission University Pines apartment complex in Durham, and he was rushed to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. The shooting happened around 6 a.m. in the 2000 block of Snow Crest Trail, where officers responding to a call found the victim already wounded.
Durham police responded to the shooting call and located the man at the scene, according to WRAL. He was transported to a hospital, and investigators have described his injuries as non-life-threatening. The station reports that the shooting investigation remains ongoing, with no further details released about a suspect or what led up to the gunfire.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward. Tipsters can call CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200 or submit information online at durhamcrimestoppers.org, per the same report.
A Year of Mixed Signals in Durham's Shooting Numbers
Sunday's shooting lands amid a confusing stretch of crime data for Durham. Citywide shooting incidents were actually down about 3% from January through June 2026 compared to the same stretch last year, but the number of people shot climbed 14% and nonfatal shooting incidents rose 13% over that same six-month window, according to a separate report from the station.
Other categories moved in the same uneven direction. Aggravated assaults were up nearly 12% in the first half of 2026 compared to the first half of 2025, and reported rapes rose by almost 25% over that period, the outlet's report notes. Homicides, meanwhile, actually dipped slightly, with Durham recording 18 by the end of June versus 19 during the same stretch in 2025.
An Even Sharper Spike Earlier in the Year
The first few months of 2026 told a starker story. Between January and March, Durham logged 41 non-fatal shooting victims, up from 26 during the same period in 2025, according to a report from CBS 17. Homicides over that same first quarter jumped 44.4% compared to the prior year, and deadly shootings doubled, with 10 recorded in the first three months of 2026 versus five during the same period in 2025.
Earlier figures from the Durham Police Department painted a similarly grim picture. As of Feb. 7, 15 people had been shot in the city in 2026, including four fatal shootings, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. It is not known whether Sunday's shooting at Mission University Pines is connected to any earlier incident, and police have not released a suspect, motive or weapon information as the investigation continues.
