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Two pedestrians were shot near the N.C. Central University campus on Labor Day weekend, leaving both seriously injured, police said.
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The shooting took place just before 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, near the intersection of Concord and Dupree streets, according to the Durham Police Department. A man and woman walking in the area were hit by gunfire from a passing vehicle, according to spokeswoman Alicia Banks.
“Both victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds, sustaining serious, but non-life-threatening injuries,” Banks wrote in an email Monday.
Police have not released any other information about the shooting.
The shooting was reported roughly a quarter-mile from the Mary Townes Science Building on NCCU’s campus. Banks didn’t reveal whether anyone involved in the incident was affiliated with the school.
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The university has roughly 9,000 students and started fall semester classes in mid-August, according to its website.
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