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Durham: Four young people shot on Hedgerow Place; one has life-threatening injuries

WRAL and ABC11, citing Durham police, say officers found three young people with gunshot wounds after an 11:05 p.m. Sunday call. A fourth arrived at a hospital separately.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • Durham police are investigating a Sunday-night shooting on Hedgerow Place after a call around 11:05 p.m.Confirmed by WRAL (datePublished 2026-11-02T05:07:51+00:00 / 12:07 a.m. ET; dateModified 2026-11-02T10:03:04+00:00 / 5:03 a.m. ET); ABC11 (datePublished 2026-11-02T05:58:54.000Z / 12:58 a.m. ET), both citing the Durham Police Department
  • WRAL placed that call in the 700 block of Hedgerow Place. ABC11 names the street and does not print a block.Confirmed by WRAL only for the 700 block; ABC11 for Hedgerow Place without a block
  • Officers found three young people with gunshot wounds. One had life-threatening injuries. All three were taken to a hospital.Confirmed by WRAL later paragraphs (modified 5:03 a.m. ET); ABC11, citing Durham police
  • A fourth young person arrived at a hospital separately with injuries that were not life-threatening.Confirmed by WRAL later paragraphs (emergency room); ABC11 (a fourth juvenile at a local hospital)
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer J. Zemites at 919-560-4582 or Durham CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200.Confirmed by WRAL; ABC11; Durham CrimeStoppers site (919-683-1200)
  • WRAL's first sentence still says three people under 18 were shot Sunday night, after later paragraphs on the same page describe a fourth arrival.Confirmed by WRAL only (lede vs later body, fetched Nov. 2, 2026)
  • WRAL, citing Durham Police Year-to-Date Shooting Data, wrote that 16 people under 18 had been shooting victims and that this case raises that number to 20.Confirmed by WRAL only, linking to durhamnc.gov Archive.aspx?AMID=211. The latest weekly file listed on that archive page when checked was Oct. 17, 2026.

Still unknown

  • The names and later condition of the people who were hurt
  • Who fired, and whether anyone was detained
  • A written durhamnc.gov news flash we can read ourselves
  • Which hospital received them
  • A current city year-to-date juvenile-victim figure we can read on an official page
  • Why WRAL's first sentence still says three people were shot after later sentences describe a fourth

What this means for you

Public safety
Officials have not named a suspect. This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Instructions from Durham Police Department, as reported by WRAL and ABC11; Durham CrimeStoppers

This site is not the Durham Police Department. For the case, use the department. Anonymous tips can go to Durham CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200 or durhamcrimestoppers.org. This is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Durham, officers found three young people with gunshot wounds after a Sunday-night call on Hedgerow Place, according to the Durham Police Department as reported by WRAL and ABC11.

WRAL, first posted at 12:07 a.m. Monday and changed at 5:03 a.m., placed that call around 11:05 p.m. in the 700 block. Later sentences on that page say one of those three had life-threatening injuries and that all three went to a hospital.

ABC11, posted 51 minutes after WRAL's first stamp, independently wrote that the department is investigating a shooting that injured at least four people. That file also times the call at about 11:05 p.m. and names the street, without a block.

What only WRAL reports

A fourth young person arrived at the emergency room separately with injuries that were not life-threatening, the later WRAL file says. The headline puts the neighborhood off U.S. 501.

The station's first sentence still says three minors were shot that night.

WRAL, citing Durham Police Year-to-Date Shooting Data, wrote that 16 people under 18 had been shooting victims and that this case raises that number to 20. The archive page it links listed weekly files only through Oct. 17 when checked. This newsroom has not read a current city year-to-date chart.

What only ABC11 reports

That page calls the fourth person a juvenile who arrived at a local hospital with a wound that was not life-threatening. It names Officer J. Zemites at 919-560-4582 and Durham CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200.

Shared tip line

WRAL prints the same detective number and CrimeStoppers line. Durham CrimeStoppers' own site lists 919-683-1200.

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What we don't know yet

Officials have not named the people who were hurt or said who fired. We have not found a written city news flash we can read. Neither page names the hospital. This file does not name the young people.

Timeline

  • Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, about 11:05 p.m.: Both newsrooms, citing the department, time the call. WRAL adds the block.
  • 12:07 a.m. Monday; changed 5:03 a.m.: WRAL posts, then adds the three-at-the-scene injuries, a hospital trip, and a fourth arrival.
  • 12:58 a.m. Monday: ABC11 posts its account.

What happens next

We will update this story if detectives name a suspect, release a written flash, or give a later condition. Triangle Local is not the city police department. This is not an emergency notice. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

Photos

Text-only. No outlet or agency photos are used here.

Why it matters

A Sunday-night shooting in Durham sent young people to a hospital, and one was described as having life-threatening injuries. Neighbors need what two newsrooms, citing officers, have confirmed, and what they still have not.

Updates

  1. Nov 2, 2026, 6:22 AM

    WRAL and ABC11, citing Durham police, report a Sunday-night shooting on Hedgerow Place. Later pages say officers found three young people with gunshot wounds, that one had life-threatening injuries, and that a fourth arrived at a hospital separately.

Sources

  1. Four young people shot in Durham; one critically injured in neighborhood off US-501 (WRAL staff, datePublished 2026-11-02T05:07:51+00:00 / 12:07 a.m. ET; dateModified 2026-11-02T10:03:04+00:00 / 5:03 a.m. ET: abstract and later body place the call around 11:05 p.m. in the 700 block of Hedgerow Place involving multiple victims under 18; officers found three young people with gunshot wounds; one had life-threatening injuries; all three taken to the hospital; a fourth young person arrived at the emergency room separately with non-life-threatening injuries; Officer J. Zemites 919-560-4582 or Durham CrimeStoppers online or 919-683-1200; first sentence still says three people under 18 were shot; YTD line says 16 under-18 shooting victims, this incident raises that to 20, linking Durham Police Year-to-Date Shooting Data. Headline uses 'off US-501.' Text-only; no WRAL photos or video used.)

    Published by WRAL · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 6:18 AM

  2. Durham police find 3 with gunshots, one critically injured; 4th victim shows up at hospital (ABC11 / WTVD, datePublished 2026-11-02T05:58:54.000Z / 12:58 a.m. ET; dateModified 2026-11-02T05:59:11.000Z: Durham Police Department says officers are investigating a shooting that injured at least four people Sunday night; investigation began after officers responded around 11:05 p.m. to a report of a person shot on Hedgerow Place; officers found three young people with gunshot wounds; one had life-threatening injuries; all three taken to the hospital; a fourth juvenile victim arrived at a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound; Officer J. Zemites 919-560-4582 or Durham CrimeStoppers 919-683-1200. Did not print a block, U.S. 501, or a year-to-date count. Text-only; no ABC11 photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Durham Police Department, via ABC11 · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 6:18 AM

  3. Durham CrimeStoppers (919-683-1200; durhamcrimestoppers.org)

    Official sourcePublished by Durham CrimeStoppers · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 6:18 AM

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