A 14‑year‑old pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder in Pickering. Reporting says school staff flagged concerning behaviour days earlier and a threat assessment was delayed.

An 8-year-old boy was killed after a tractor‑trailer rear‑ended an SUV at NC‑24/87 and Olivia Road. The truck driver has been arrested and charged, officials say.

A teenager was shot Saturday on Dixie Forest Road in Raleigh. Police are investigating and asking witnesses to come forward.

A daytime shooting in Durham on June 6 left one person seriously injured and prompted an active police investigation.

A single-vehicle wreck early Saturday on Fayetteville Road near Ransdell Road killed the driver, and state troopers said speed appears to be a factor.

Police closed the 3500 block of Arlington Street after a Friday-night stabbing; one person was hospitalized and detectives are investigating.

Two people were shot early Saturday on Glenwood Avenue in downtown Raleigh; police arrested a suspect and say the victims will recover.

A Durham man was arrested June 4 and indicted in the March 13 shooting that killed rapper Tevin “Young Boss Tevo” Burney and Jarrett Godfrey, court records show.

A Pender County jury convicted Cody Camron Coffield in the 2022 Hampstead double slaying; he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms. The DA called the killings "senseless."

A 66-year-old Nashville man died after his car ran off Beaverdam Road near Enfield and overturned, state troopers said.

Two FedEx employees were arrested in Cumberland County after deputies say they stole about 83 devices from delivery trucks, valued at roughly $27,901. Court records show felony charges and a June 23 return date.

Duke ER clinicians say split-second decisions in the trauma bay are often the difference between life and death as Durham reports a small rise in violent crime. A Duke-led prevention effort is working inside neighborhoods.

A woman was shot near Oxford Manor in north Durham Wednesday night and was taken to a hospital; police are investigating.