Durham police investigators are asking for the public’s help in a drive-by shooting turned murder case.
The victim, Ja’tavia Lashaunda Daye, 21, of Durham, died from her injuries in the May 28 shooting on Guess Road, Durham police announced Monday.
Officers responded to gunfire in the 2000 block of Guess Road around 10:21 p.m. They determined that a suspect or suspects drove through a business and began shooting in the parking lot, where they found multiple shell casings on the ground.
A short time later, Daye was taken to the hospital by private vehicle, where she died some time later.
The suspect’s vehicle appears to be a gray or dark-colored 2015-2018 Chrysler 300, police said in a news release.
If you recognize it or have any information, police ask you to call Detective D. Johnson at 919-560-4440 ext. 29541 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.
This story will be updated as we receive more information.
