Durham construction crew: Someone pointed a gun at us
Men on a construction crew in Durham are worried about their safety after they say a man pointed a gun at them.
Posted — UpdatedThe men are employees of Flores Roofing and were finishing a roof at a house in the 751 South community in Durham on Wednesday when it happened."I couldn't believe it," said Daisy Reyes, manager of Flores Roofing. "I couldn't believe our company was targeted more than anything."
Jose Flores was working at the construction site at the time and told WRAL with help from an interpreter that he was scared for his life and for the safety of the other men on the crew. He described how the men jumped off the roof to hide behind a dumpster.
The Durham County Sheriff's Office was called to the site on Thursday, and deputies are now looking for a suspect they describe as about 6 feet tall with blonde hair. He is said to be driving a small, gray sedan.
The construction crew was made up of Mexicans, some documented and others undocumented. They said they feel they were targeted because of the way they look.
"It scares me because I know these men," Reyes said. "They are just hard-working."
The Durham County Sheriff's office patrolled the area again Friday and asked that anyone with information about the threat call 919-560-0880. Under North Carolina law, pointing a gun at someone, even as a joke, is a misdemeanor.
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