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Two Early-Morning Shootings Less Than a Mile Apart Close Stretch of Poole Road in Raleigh

Police have not made arrests or confirmed a link between the cases.

Overview

  • Officers first responded around 4:30 a.m. to Coke Street near Poole Road, where a man shot multiple times had non-life-threatening injuries.
  • A second call came around 6 a.m. to the 1600 block of Poole Road near Fisher Street, and a man with multiple gunshot wounds was hospitalized in life-threatening condition.
  • Police scanner traffic from the second scene reported a gunshot wound to the head and the victim unconscious.
  • Poole Road was closed between Raleigh Boulevard and Fisher Street during the investigation and remained shut at 7:30 a.m.
  • The first scene cleared by about 6:30 a.m., and no suspects were in custody as the investigation continued.