Man found shot dead in car on NC 55 in Durham identified

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead in a car on NC 55 shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

The man, later identified as 31-year-old Jamal McClinton Coltrane, had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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All lanes of N.C. 55 had to close from Latitude Drive to Riddle Road as officers investigated.



Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Turner at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29532 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.
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Durham Police said Sunday that they were also investigating another shooting in a parking lot of the 1500 block of Holloway Street, Two people were being treated for injuries.

Anyone with information on that incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200.

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