A man was shot Saturday afternoon during a dispute over money at a home in the 800 block of Exum Street in Durham, sending police cruisers, an ambulance, forensic investigators and a K-9 team pouring into the neighborhood just west of downtown. The wounded man was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and as of Saturday evening, police had released no word on a suspect or whether anyone had been detained.
Police said the shooting was reported just after 1:30 p.m. near South Buchanan Boulevard, just north of West Chapel Hill Street, according to CBS 17. Investigators told the outlet the shooting stemmed from a dispute “over money,” though no further details about what led up to the gunfire have been made public. A police K-9 unit arrived at the scene soon after the shooting, and officers were seen on the home's porch as crime scene tape and squad cars blocked off the street.
Scene Secured as Investigators Combed the Block
By midafternoon, the response had grown into a substantial law enforcement presence spanning several properties. Forensic investigators arrived around 2:30 p.m., and several police cruisers and an ambulance remained parked along the block, according to WRAL. Police tape stretched around a series of houses as investigators worked the scene.
Despite the heavy response, Durham police did not answer questions about a possible suspect or whether anyone had been taken into custody, and the station's report noted that no additional information about the shooting had been released. Officers asked that anyone with information about the shooting contact Durham CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. Tips to the CrimeStoppers Office can remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
A Separate Shooting Across Town
The Exum Street shooting was not the only gunfire reported in Durham recently. In a separate incident on Formosa Avenue, a man suffered a gunshot wound and was hospitalized with serious injuries after officers responded around 4:24 p.m. to the 400 block, as reported by ABC11. In that case, police said a preliminary investigation indicated the suspect and victim knew each other, and investigators said they did not believe there was an active threat to the community.
A county manager summary released earlier this year noted that violence in Durham tends to be concentrated among a small number of individuals, groups and locations, according to Durham County. That same summary reported that victims and suspects were overwhelmingly male and Black, with an average age of 30. The figures offer broader context but do not speak to the circumstances behind Saturday's shooting on Exum Street, which remains under investigation.
