Graham police arrest man in double shooting

Friday, June 30, 2023
GRAHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Graham Police arrested a man in connection to a shooting that left two people injured.

Ryu Devontae Byrd, 23, was taken into custody on Thursday on Williamson Street in Burlington.
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He is charged in the shooting that happened about 11:30 p.m. on June 16 in the area of E. Hill Street and Walker Avenue.

Ryu Devontae Byrd

Graham Police Department



One shooting victim was life-flighted to a hospital with serious injuries and the other was taken there with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said at the time that their conditions were considered stable.

The State Bureau of Investigation and the Greensboro Violent Criminal Apprehension Team assisted with the arrest.
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Byrd has been charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, one count of assault in secret, two counts of shooting into occupied property, one count of discharging a firearm in the city, and one count of possession of a firearm by felon.



Byrd is being held at the Alamance County Detention Center under a $550,000 secured bond.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information in this case is asked to contact the Graham Police Department at (336) 570-6711, Burlington/Graham Communications at (336) 229-3500, Crime Stoppers at (336) 229-7100, or through the P3 Mobile App.
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