Man shot multiple times in Durham

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Durham man wounded when bullets fly on S. Hoover St
One man was struck multiple times and other people ran for cover when a group of men started shooting.

DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- A man was shot multiple times on Tuesday night in Durham.

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It happened shortly before 6:45 p.m., Durham Police said. A group of men approached the victim and began to shoot, striking him in the midsection and the arm.

It happened in the 1100 block of S. Hoover Street.

Witnesses at the scene told an ABC11 crew that people ran for cover when the bullets started flying.

Bullet holes could be seen in parked cars.

The victim was a man in his 20s, police said. He was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.

No suspects are in custody, but police said they may have fled in a gray SUV

The case remains under investigation.

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