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Man shot while trying to break into Durham apartment

A man was shot in the arm early Tuesday while trying to break into an apartment in the 500 block of Falls Pointe Drive, Durham police said.

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DURHAM, N.C. — A man was shot in the arm early Tuesday while trying to break into an apartment in the 500 block of Falls Pointe Drive, Durham police said. 

Investigators responding to a shooting call about 1 a.m. found the man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the upper left arm. A woman living inside the apartment shot him as he tried to break in. 

The man's name was not released, and police said he was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting should call 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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