Driver reportedly shot in head on NC US-64 West in Wake County, sheriff's office confirms

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Wake County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is investigating Thursday morning after a driver was reportedly shot in the head.

Deputies were called to US-64 westbound near Lizard Lick Road and found a man with a gunshot wound, WCSO says. The victim was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

US-64 has reopened after being closed for several hours as authorities investigated the shooting.

There was also a separate shooting in South Raleigh around 1 a.m. Police are searching for the suspected shooter.

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Anyone with information that would assist in the investigation is asked to call WCSO at 919-856-6911.

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