Raleigh police responding to what was first called in as a car crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard early Monday morning instead found someone who had been shot. Officers have not said how the person is doing, and WRAL described the shooting as self-inflicted.
According to WRAL, the call initially came through as a car crash, but when officers arrived at the scene, they instead found someone who had been shot. A WRAL Breaking News Tracker that reached the location saw several officers responding, and as of that report, police had not provided the status of the person who was shot. The outlet also reported that the Raleigh Watch Commander described the shooting as self-inflicted.
In a separate incident, a Raleigh Police Department bulletin said officers were investigating a shooting in the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that occurred just after 3:20 p.m. That bulletin, issued through the city's GovDelivery system, states that an adult male was transported to the hospital for treatment of what appeared to be a non-life-threatening injury, and that the follow-up investigation was underway.
A Third, Conflicting Account Near the Roses Store
Adding to the confusion, a separate WRAL archive report describes a different scene altogether: a woman shot and transported to the hospital with serious injuries near the Roses discount store at 1610 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. That report says the victim's vehicle was found at the intersection of Raleigh Boulevard and Rock Quarry Road, and that police were still searching for the shooter as of 10 p.m. A similar description appears in an earlier WRAL archive item referencing a shooting near the same Roses location, close to Rock Quarry Road.
A Road Closure and a Separate Crash Report
A July 1, 2021, report from CBS 17 said Raleigh police closed all lanes of Martin Luther King Boulevard after one person was shot, describing the injured person as an adult. That station reported the closure stretched from Raleigh Boulevard to possibly Grantland Drive, though the exact duration or endpoint of the closure was not confirmed.
Separately, the WRAL archive report noted a motorcycle crash reported before 3:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Raleigh Boulevard, which the outlet said was unrelated to the shooting.
Raleigh police have not released additional details clarifying the condition of the person or persons involved, and the follow-up investigation referenced in the department's bulletin remains open. No further updates on the case were available as of Monday.
