Man dies after being shot breaking up fight at Durham apartments
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man trying to break up a fight was critically injured and later died after being shot, Durham Police said.
It happened around 2:15 p.m. on Monday near the Hoover Road Apartments on the 1100 block of South Hoover Road near Angier Avenue.
Officers said a juvenile and a woman were arguing when the man tried to intervene. The shooting suspect fled the scene.
The victim was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later died from his injuries, police said.
It's the second shooting in the area in the past 24 hours.
Around 12:50 a.m., officers responded to the same block of Hoover and found a girl who had been shot.
She was taken to a hospital and listed in serious but stable condition.
Both shootings remain under active investigation. Investigators remained at the scene late afternoon.
No other details were immediately available.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Inv. J. Turner at (919) 560-4440 ext. x29532 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200 or online. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.
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