Duke Employee Grazed by Stray Bullet
Police investigation indicates the bullet may have been fired into the air from some distance away
Friday, January 10, 2003
A Duke employee was grazed by what appears to be a stray bullet Thursday afternoon while standing outside the West Edens Link dormitory on Duke University's West Campus, Duke Police reported.
According to Lt. Davis Trimmer of Duke Police, the employee was standing on a terrace outside a coffee shop in the West Edens Link discussing a building project with several other people when a bullet grazed his hand about 2:30 p.m. He was treated and released at Duke Hospital.
Trimmer said several people reported hearing a popping noise right before the employee was struck. A hole in an awning above where the employee was standing indicates a bullet may have been fired randomly up in the air from the Duke University Road or N.C. 751 area and landed next to the dorm, Trimmer said. Police recovered a bullet at the scene, Trimmer said.
Police searched the area, but did not locate anyone with a gun. An investigation into the incident is continuing. Duke Police asks anyone with information about the shooting to call the department at 684-2444.
