Payback Shootings Shake Durham | Durham News

Durham police are unraveling a seven-month wave of retaliatory shootings tied to a February murder, with at least five incidents causing two deaths and three injuries — all unfolding in the same housing complex. The violence, believed to be gang-driven revenge, has forced city leaders to act fast, launching new violence reduction strategies while boosting security at vulnerable properties. Though gang members represent a tiny slice of Durham’s population, they’re responsible for disproportionate violent crime — prompting urgent efforts to offer alternatives and remove dangerous elements from the streets, all while keeping community voices central to the solution.

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