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Durham police are investigating after a girl was killed Tuesday evening while two juveniles were playing with a gun on North Duke Street.
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Police were called to the 700 block of North Duke Street around 6:53 p.m. for a gunshot wound, according to a news release. They found the girl, whose name and age have not been released, with a fatal gunshot wound.
Police have not said whether the girl was involved in playing with the firearm when it accidentally discharged. They are continuing to investigate and will release updates when more information is available, they said.
Anyone with any information about the incident can call Investigator G. Silla at 919-560-4440, ext. 29310.
Tips can also be left with CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.
Tuesday shooting follows other accidental shootings involving children in the Triangle.
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In Raleigh a father faces charges after two small children got their hands on a semi-automatic pistol and one got shot in the arm Aug. 29.
Last summer, a 4-year-old Durham boy died after accidentally shooting himself with an unsecured gun at a home on North Briggs Avenue.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there were 1,262 unintentional firearm injury deaths among children 17 years old or younger between 2003 and 2021.
Thirty-three percent of the deaths were among children ages 11–15 years, followed by 29% among those up to 5 years, 24% among those ages 16–17 years, and 14% among persons ages 6–10 years.
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This story was originally published September 23, 2026 at 8:49 AM.