DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Durham police told CBS 17 on Thursday that the victim who died in the double shooting on the American Tobacco Trail on Wednesday was a 17-year-old male student at Hillside High School.
The other victim who was transported to a nearby hospital, is a 15-year-old male student.
Durham police also told CBS 17 that the shooting was not random.
Two Hillside High School students were shot with one dying from his injuries. Hillside was one of three nearby schools that were under a secure status Wednesday afternoon as police investigated the incident.
The other two were Durham School of Technology and W.G. Pearson Elementary. No other students were harmed.
No arrests have been made and police continue to investigate.
The two teen males were shot shortly after 1 p.m. in the area of Fayetteville Street and Riddle Road, police said.
Hillside High School was under secure status for a second straight day to about 2 p.m. on Thursday because authorities were searching for weapons in a wooded area near the school. The search was prompted by an anonymous tip, police told CBS 17.