17-year-old killed in Durham shooting, 1 of 5 people shot in span of hours
A 17-year-old boy died Tuesday night in a shooting in Durham, one of several people shot in a span of only a few hours.
Posted — UpdatedAccording to the Durham Police Department, officers responded to a report of gunshots around 9:54 p.m. around the South Street area. When they arrived, the found the teenager and an adult woman with gunshot wounds.
The family told WRAL News the 17-year-old killed is Kevin Guy III. A photo taken last week showed Guy getting ready to go to prom with his girlfriend.
EMS transported the victims to the hospital, where Guy died. The woman was treated non-life-threatening injuries.
Guy's grandmother, Adrienne Guy, said her grandson brought joy to their home.
"I could tell when he's around," she said. "He could be somewhere in the house and I can tell when he's in the house because he had that laugh and he loves talking. He loves having fun."
Adrienne said Kevin leaves behind two brothers and a handful of cousins.
"Everybody's just trying to process what happened, and take it from there," she said. "That's the best we can do right now."
The investigation into the shooting on South Street is ongoing, and officers said the shooting was an isolated incident.
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