Person found shot outside Durham County shopping center said to be Durham rap group member

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Durham County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was shot Monday night.

Deputies found a person shot around 6:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Wake Forest Highway. Investigators said the victim was believed to have been shot at another location and drove to a shopping center for help. A small silver car with a bullet hole in the driver's side door was found outside a Carlie C's grocery store.

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities have not released the man's identity as the investigation continues. But on Tuesday, our newsgathering partners at the News & Observer reported that the victim is a member of the Durham rap group 83 Babies.

Just 10 days earlier, a former member of the rap group, Tevin Burney, and another man were found shot to death inside a car near North Roxboro Street.

Authorities have not said whether the cases are connected, saying only that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident.

A third member of the 83 Babies is serving a life sentence for shooting and killing 9-year-old Z'yon Person, who was riding in an SUV with his family on the way to get snowcones with his cousins.

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Authorities say Antonio 'Lil Tony' Davenport mistakenly thought he was targeting members of a rival gang in the August 2019 shooting. He was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact DCSO at (919) 560-0900.

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