Man killed, woman injured in shooting in Durham on Avondale Drive

On Sunday, a man was killed and a woman injured in a shooting near shops. Avondale Drive and North Roxboro Street.

At about 4:20 a.m., an off-duty Durham police officer heard gunshots in the 2200 block of Avondale Drive, police said.

The officer, who was working at a nearby store, found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds in a nearby parking lot.

The emergency services took both to a local hospital. The man was pronounced dead, the woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Avondale Drive was closed from Howard Street to North Roxboro Street due to a police investigation.

Police said the investigation was still ongoing, but the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Investigator C. Robinson at 919-560-4440, extension 29415. You can also submit a tip to Crime Stoppers online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org or call 919-683-1200. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in serious felony cases, and callers are never required to provide identification.