Officers responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. to the 600 block of Middle Street. The gunshot victim was taken to a hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect is in custody, DPD said.
The shooting remains under active investigation, police said.
No other details were immediately released.
Earlier on Friday, a shooting in Durham left a woman dead and a man seriously injured.
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