Officers responded to a call about a dead man on East Weaver Street around 12:35 a.m. Tuesday.
Investigators later identified the person as 21-year-old Khamareon Parker of Durham.
They say Parker had been shot to death.
The Durham Police Department (DPD) is still investigating and hasn't released any other details.
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DPD is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact Inv. B. Garth at 919-560-4440 ext. 29313 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200 or online.
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