1 dead, 1 injured in overnight shooting in Durham, police say

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- One man is seriously injured and another is dead after an overnight shooting Tuesday in Durham, police said.

It happened shortly after midnight on Lednum Street and Leon Street. This is near Brogden Middle School.

Several minutes after officers arrived, they were told a man was taken to a hospital by another vehicle. The victim has life-threatening injuries.

Officers then found another man shot in the 2300 block of Lednum Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Neighbors told ABC11 the gunshots overnight sounded like a movie.

Police have been on the scene for several hours collecting evidence and talking with neighbors. They laid around 100 evidence markers, including magazines and bullet casings.

This comes after another shooting in the same area over the weekend.

Around 6 p.m. Sunday, officers upon arrival found a man with a gunshot wound in the 2300 block of Lednum Street. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident remains until investigation.

Right now, police are working to determine if these shootings are connected. They have not revealed any suspect information for either incident.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Investigator D.N. Hall at (919) 560-4440 ext. 29319 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.