Man arrested, charged with murder after fatal shooting at Durham shopping center
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- Police arrested Khalil E. Hosch, 25, in an Oct. 15 fatal shooting in Durham.
- Officers also linked Hosch to a prior Aug. 12 shooting that injured a man.
- The victim, Abdul-Jalil Burnette, also had a brother killed in August.
A Durham man was arrested Thursday on a charge of murder in a shooting at a shopping center last week.
Khalil Elijah Hosch, 25, is accused of fatally shooting Abdul-Jalil Burnette, 28, of Durham the morning of Oct. 15, police said.
Officers were called to The Village Shopping Center on North Miami Boulevard at 9:37 a.m. and found a seriously injured Burnette, according to a news release. He later died at a hospital.
At the time of his arrest, Hosch was also served with an outstanding warrant for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and carrying a concealed weapon. Those charges are tied to an Aug. 12 incident where he allegedly shot another man with a handgun in Durham, according to court documents.
Hosch was additionally charged with possession of a stolen firearm upon his arrest after police found he had a green and black 9 millimeter Taurus handgun, his arrest warrant states.
Victim’s brother also killed by gun violence in Durham
Burnette’s younger brother was also killed in a shooting this year, according to ABC11, The News & Observer’s newsgathering partner. Abdul Burnette, the men’s father, told ABC11 his younger son, 18-year-old Suliman Burnette was killed in August while visiting family at a Hillsborough Road hotel. A 17-year-old was charged in Suliman Burnette’s death.
“I have to think about two sons being killed in the city of Durham due to gun violence,” Abdul Burnette said. “The community has to stand together to stop the gun violence.”
The losses prompted him to create the group Dads Against Gun Violence last month, ABC11 reported.
A Gofundme for Abdul-Jalil Burnette’s family
Hosch remained in the Durham County jail without bail Friday.
A Gofundme for Abdul-Jalil Burnette’s family had raised $168 of its $1,400 goal as of Friday afternoon.
This story was originally published October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM with the headline "Man arrested, charged with murder after fatal shooting at Durham shopping center."
