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Durham teen shot in head

A 16-year-old girl was standing outside at 8 Atka Court when a bullet struck her in the head late Saturday, Durham police said.
Posted 2009-06-21T10:50:34+00:00 - Updated 2009-06-24T21:59:40+00:00
A 16-year-old girl was standing outside at 8 Atka Court when a bullet fired from inside the apartment complex, off Wake Forest Highway, struck her in the head around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, 2009, Durham police said.

A bullet struck a 16-year-old girl in the head during a shooting in an apartment complex off Wake Forest Highway Saturday night, police said.

Investigators said the girl was standing outside at 8 Atka Court around 11:30 p.m. when someone fired a gun from inside the complex and a bullet struck her. She was being treated for serious injuries at Duke Hospital Sunday.

Police said they were searching for a dark-colored SUV in connection with the shooting.

Anyone with information should call Investigator T. Christensen at 919-560-4281, ext. 29120, or Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.

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