A man was taken to the hospital with injuries Friday evening after Burlington police responded to a report of a shooting in the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Officers arrived to find the man injured, and he was transported for treatment while investigators began piecing together what happened.
The timing of the police response has been reported slightly differently by two outlets. According to WXII, officers responded around 6:30 p.m. to the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue for a report of a shooting, while FOX8 WGHP reported that officers responded around 6:33 p.m. the same evening. Either way, the call sent Burlington police to the same block within minutes of 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
The injured man was taken to the hospital, where he is recovering from his injuries, per the station's report. The Burlington Police Department reported no other injuries connected to the incident.
Police Say No Ongoing Threat to the Community
In a news release, officers said there is no ongoing threat to the community and that the investigation remains in its early stages, the same account notes. No details about the injured man's identity, the extent of his injuries, or what led to the shooting have been released.
Police asked anyone with information to contact the department at 336-229-3500. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Alamance County-Wide CrimeStoppers by phone at 336-229-7100 or online, per the same report.
Part of a String of Recent Burlington Shootings
Friday's shooting is the latest in a series of gun violence incidents that have drawn Burlington police to different corners of the city. In one separate case, officers responded at approximately 7:28 p.m. to the 900 block of Boston Drive at Alamance Crossing after reports of a shooting and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, according to myfox8.com. That man was also taken to a local hospital for treatment, and police said they believed the Boston Drive shooting was an isolated event with no injuries to other individuals reported, adding that the investigation remained ongoing.
A separate and far more serious incident unfolded on Elm Street, where Burlington police investigated an overnight shooting that left one man dead and two minors injured, as reported by abc11.com. Officers responded to that shooting call just before 2:30 a.m. and found two minors with gunshot wounds along with a man dead at the scene; one of the injured minors was reported in stable condition while the other was in critical condition. Investigators described that shooting as an isolated incident and said there was no ongoing threat to the community.
No connection between these incidents and Friday's shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue has been established, and the circumstances surrounding each case remain under separate investigation by Burlington police.
