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Two Arrests Made in Saturday Night Attempted Armed Robbery

DURHAM, N.C. – Durham Police Department (DPD) investigators have arrested Ledarius Samuel, 20, and Antoine Page, 17, in connection with an attempted armed robbery that happened shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday night, December 15, in the 2800 block of Chapel Hill Road.

DPD officers were dispatched to a call in reference to multiple people being shot at a birthday party. Officers located three shooting victims with non-life-threatening injuries once they arrived at the scene. One of the suspects was detained by individuals at the party, while a second suspect was driven to a local hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Samuel was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was placed in the Durham County jail under a $1.5 million bond. Page was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon. He was placed in the Durham County jail under a $1 million bond.

The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to call Investigator Walsh at (919) 560-4440 extension 29248 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.