{"id":2086,"date":"2026-06-09T17:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:05:34","slug":"teen-detained-after-man-killed-at-east-durham-apartments-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2086","title":{"rendered":"Teen detained after man killed at East Durham apartments, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 14-year-old has been taken into custody after a shooting at an East Durham apartment complex left a man dead, police said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2084\">Carolina Hurricanes watch party is moving to a bigger venue in downtown Raleigh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound in the 1100 block of South Hoover Road at 2:15 p.m. Monday, Durham police said. It was one of two shootings in the Hoover Road Apartments area Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In the fatal shooting, officers said a boy and a girl were arguing when a <a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/post\/hoover-road-shootings-durham-nc-man-shot-trying-break-fight-apartments\/19258680\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">man tried to intervene<\/a>, according to ABC11, The News &amp; Observer\u2019s newsgathering partner.<\/p>\n<p>One of the teens then shot the man before fleeing, police said. They identified the man Tuesday as 34-year-old Gary Tharrington Jr. of Durham.<\/p>\n<p>Tharrington was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after the shooting, officers found the 14-year-old suspect and took him into custody with information provided by community members, they said.<\/p>\n<p>Because the suspect is a juvenile, police said they won\u2019t be providing additional identifying information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Durham Police Department would like to thank the community members who came forward with information and assisted investigators,\u201d the Durham Police Department wrote in a news release. \u201cTheir willingness to provide timely information was instrumental in helping officers quickly locate the suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2082\">What to watch for as Hedgepeth murder case returns to court Tuesday, approaches trial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was the second shooting in the area Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/post\/hoover-road-shootings-durham-nc-man-shot-trying-break-fight-apartments\/19258680\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">ABC11 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Around 12:50 a.m., police found a girl who had been shot on the same block. She was reportedly in stable condition at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople shouldn\u2019t have to live like this,\u201d resident Julie Rapplyea, who heard the shootings, told ABC11. \u201cI don\u2019t know what the community is doing to help facilitate coming in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like churches are failing communities like this because we have enough churches that can be in here regularly,\u201d she added. \u201cBut unfortunately, a lot of people don\u2019t want change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police are continuing to investigate the incidents.<\/p>\n<p>As of May 30, a total of 83 people had been shot in Durham this year, 11 of them fatally, the latest police statistics show.<\/p>\n<p><i>Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Investigator J. 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CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2080\">Sought-after OL with a famous dad picks NC State over UNC and Duke. \u2018So proud\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">June 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durham police are investigating a shooting on South Hoover Road that left one man dead. 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