'It's scary': North Raleigh residents shocked after police find man, woman shot in separate north Raleigh shootings
Raleigh police responded to multiple shooting scenes within minutes on Tuesday afternoon, leading to traffic shutdowns and store closures within miles of each other.
Police gathered at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Creedmoor Road, shutting down traffic near Crabtree Valley Mall around 5:20 p.m. They found a woman with a gunshot wound. The woman was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Police said there is no threat to the community from this shooting.
A white SUV appeared to be at the center of the investigation. The road reopened shortly after 6 p.m.
Officers were also seen at the Walmart at Townridge Shopping Center along Glenwood Avenue. Much of the parking lot was marked with crime scene tape.
Police confirmed a shooting at the Food Lion at 7713 Lead Mine Road. A man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound. Officers were still determining the circumstances surrounding that shooting.
One resident said the shootings are very surprising for that side of Raleigh.
"It's scary. This is very family oriented up hear in North Raleigh," the resident said. "For a large town it feels small, so that feels really close to home.
Ryan Perez, a Raleigh resident, was shopping at the Food Lion when the gunfire started. His car became part of the crime scene and he was forced to walk home to find transportation in order to pick up his groceries.
"It's rather annoying. I'm having to walk all the way, probably about half-a-mile to my house, just to get another vehicle so I can take my stuff and go home," Perez said.
Hannah Kunkel, a mother living in North Raleigh, said she was surprised to see the amount of police in what she calls a "quiet community," and is glad no one else was hurt.
"If we would have come to get ice cream in a couple hours earlier, it could have been different," Kunkel said. "We grocery shop here. Our neighbor comes up here everyday. SO I wanna go home to make sure that he wasn't here and that he was okay."
It's unclear if the scenes are connected.
Source: WRAL News
