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Two shoot into vehicle

By Ethan Smith
Published in News on May 11, 2016 1:46 PM

The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating a shooting on Slaughter Street that happened Tuesday night.

Police officers were patrolling Olivia Lane when they heard shots fired around 11 p.m., and then saw a vehicle speeding away from the area.

Officers pursued the vehicle and located it in the Evergreen Apartments on Evergreen Avenue.

The driver and passenger of the vehicle told the officers they were sitting in the 800 block of Slaughter Street when two unknown suspects walked up to the vehicle and began firing into it.

The vehicle's occupants fled the scene after the unknown suspects began shooting into the vehicle.

Nobody was injured as a result of the shooting.

Bullets struck the vehicle's rear windshield, a tire and an unspecified door, causing an estimated $850 worth of damage to the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu.

According to a police report, one of the unknown suspects was wearing a blue hoodie at the time of the shooting.

Anyone with information about this crime, or any other crime in Wayne County, is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255 or text at 919-222-4230. Callers will remain anonymous and if your information leads to a felony arrest you will be given a cash reward for the information.

Crime Stoppers gives cash rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to felony arrests.

Crime Stoppers is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, funded solely by private donations. To make a donation, contact the Goldsboro-Wayne Crime Stoppers Director Rick Sutton at 919-734-8177.