Durham police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened early Sunday on Hillsborough Road.
Officers were dispatched to a shooting call at 2:02 a.m. in the 3600 block of Hillsborough Road. When they arrived, they found an adult male – Otha Watson, 26, of Durham – who had been shot. Watson was taken to the hospital, where he died Sunday afternoon.
A second shooting victim – an adult female – was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle for treatment of injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening.
No charges have been filed at this time.
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