Raleigh teen hurt in Sunday morning shooting on Dansey Drive

A 16-year-old was hurt in a shooting in the 4700 block of Dansey Drive in northeast Raleigh, off New Hope Road, after officers were called to a possible shooting before 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Police said the teen’s injuries were not life-threatening, but investigators were still looking for the person who fired the shot.

WRAL reported that officers responded to the apartments on Dansey Drive and that video evidence showed two males arguing before one pulled out a gun. Police believe the teen was shot in the forearm and that a bullet grazed his chest. The victim was taken to a hospital, and no arrest had been announced.

ABC11 reported that police were searching for a suspect they believed may have been an older teen, while other reporting described the suspect as a man in his early 20s. That description, along with the location in a residential apartment area, made the case an immediate concern for nearby residents as detectives continued to sort out what happened.

For people in the Dansey Drive area, the key facts were straightforward: a young teenager was wounded in a shooting, police had not announced a suspect in custody, and the investigation was still active. The shooting did not appear to have caused life-threatening injuries, but it did raise questions about who was involved, whether the encounter was targeted, and whether anyone else was at risk.

Raleigh Police Department crime data is also available through the city’s online portal, which is automatically updated with incident data exported from the department’s system. The city says the department uses National Incident Based Reporting System data for its statistics and mapping, part of a broader effort to track crime and build trust through community engagement and crime-reduction strategies.