DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Durham police are investigating a shooting that left two men with life-threatening injuries on Thursday afternoon.
Around 12:53 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound in the 200 block of Broadway Street. According to police, when officers arrived they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound near the 800 block of North Magnum Street.
A second injured man had been transported to the hospital in a personal vehicle, police say.
Construction workers at the site of a new apartment complex in downtown Durham told CBS 17 that they saw a man walking up Broadway Street when a car pulled up next to him.
According to the workers, the driver of the car got out and started shooting at the man who was walking. The man then ran through the construction site. They also said both men involved had guns on them.
Both victims are being treated for life-threatening injuries.
On Thursday night, Durham police said 22-year-old Sequan Malone was arrested in connection to the shooting. He’s been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Malone is now being held in the Durham County Jail with no bond.
According to police, this appears to be an isolated incident.
Police say this is an ongoing investigation.
Anyone with any information in this case is asked to call Investigator D. Cramer at 919-560-4440 ext. 29284 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200.
