NBC4 ColumbusĪndrews said she was certain the incident was “absolutely not” a planned attack, and said that there are no future threats to the public. NBC4 Columbus Those involved in the fight that led to the mall shooting fled, as one suspect was in custody. The shooting took place inside The Streets at Southpoint during a fight between two groups of people who knew each other. One suspect was in custody and Andrews vowed that “several arrests will be made” in connection to the incident. Those involved in the fight that led to the shooting immediately fled, according to police. They were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Three other people were injured as shoppers rushed to evacuate following the terrifying incident, the chief said. Police didn’t immediately release information on the conditions of the other two people shot. The child was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One of the victims was a 10-year-old child struck when a bullet ricocheted, Andrews said. inside The Streets at Southpoint in Durham during a fight between two groups of people who knew each other, Police Chief Patrice Andrews said in a press conference. The shooting happened just before 3:30 p.m. ‘One of the worst things I’ve seen’: Three kids among six dead found in blazing house after murder-suicideīB-gun shooter randomly fires at MTA bus with riders on boardīlack Friday shoppers scrambled for cover when a shooting broke out at a mall in North Carolina, leaving three people wounded, including a 10-year-old, according to local officials. Queens gunman in foot cast shoots 52-year-old in leg, then hobbles off You want the police department to do something, but you also have to be willing to take that step.Dad shoots 3 young sons dead as fleeing daughter screams he’s ‘killing everyone’: officials So, if you witness any of these events, if you know something, you live in this community too. Our investigators just have to work from ground zero, and it makes their work extremely difficult. '.Even what that happens, the investigation does not stop. 'From our community members, we need tips, we need information, it is extremely frustrating to myself and to our staff and our investigators when we have shootings and not just, especially non-fatal shootings, and we have these shootings and no one saw anything or no one wants to cooperate. 'The city of Durham government has been extremely supportive of providing us the resources that we need to combat the gun violence and really violent crime in our community,' Andrews said.

She said the department has not considered calling in a secondary entity to assist the department with hiring. 'It takes six months to send someone through the academy.'Īndrews said the police department has 'slowed the frequency' in which it loses officers. 'We don't improve staffing in three months,' Andrews said. “Therefore, the decision has been made to form a secondary specialized unit to further address the violent crimes in our community, specifically the gun crime.”Ī spokesperson with the Durham Police Department said Andrews and her executive staff made the decision to form the secondary specialized unit.ĭuring Wednesday afternoon's news conference, Andrews also addressed staffing issues.

“Despite their tireless work, we realize that this effort alone is not enough,” Andrews said. She also addressed what the department is going to do given that Durham has had at least seven shootings since Friday afternoon, with 11 people wounded and four dead over the time span. “We centralized our Violent Crime Unit in an effort to focus on shooting cases,” Andrews said of the department's prior efforts to curb violent crime.Īndrews said the unit has worked within the Durham Police Department and outside law enforcement agencies. “These single acts of violence forever change lives, and we continue to think of those affected and have been affected by gun violence.”Īndrews said Durham police officers would work with crime analysis and intelligence units to focus on areas affected by gun violence in the next 90 days. “The city of Durham is not immune to this continued trend.

“Violent crimes have been on the rise in our community and nationally,” Andrews said. Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon to discuss recent shootings in the Bull City.

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