Police ask for public's help finding driver involved in shooting of 3-year-old boy, man outside drugstore in Durham

Durham police are asking for the public's help identifying a driver in connection with a shooting involving a 3-year-old boy and a man.

The child and man were shot on Monday outside a drugstore in Durham. According to the Durham Police Department, the shooting happened outside a Walgreens on the 700 block of Fayetteville Street.

Police said the man and 3-year-old were in a car in the parking lot when a suspect drove through the parking lot of the Walgreens and shot at the car.

Durham police are attempting to locate and identify the driver of this car in connection with this shooting. The car appears to be a light colored 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla.

Multiple police officers were seen Monday afternoon outside the Walgreens.

EMS took both victims to the hospital. The 3-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries, while the adult suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the 3-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries. There were at least 13 evidence markers on the ground at the scene, and a customer at the store said she heard multiple gunshots.

The relationship between the man and child is currently unknown.

Mark Anthony Middleton, Mayor pro tempore for Durham who is in Washington, D.C. with Mayor Leonardo Williams for a Juneteenth celebration at the White House, provided WRAL News with the following statement on the shooting:

"I am sickened by the regularity of shootings in our city and angered by those who block us using every tool to combat this scourge. The heart of our city beats for that injured baby tonight and the mayor and I will not relent in bringing every tool and strategy that comports with our values to bear on this cancer eating away at our city."

Williams also provided WRAL News with a statement:

"As Mayor of one of the coolest cities in America, best places to live, best business establishments , etc, none of that matters until we make the safety of our communities, especially our children, the number one priority in this city. It won't happen until we treat our children with the same outrage we have over street safety, clear cutting trees and ceasefires in the Middle East. That starts with community members demanding accountability from themselves and all of their government bodies"

The shooting is under investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Durham Police Department at 919-560-4440 ext. 29313 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200 or online.