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2 shot in downtown Raleigh. Police stepped up Glenwood South patrols last year.

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Two people were sent to the hospital after a shooting in the Glenwood South area of downtown Raleigh on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Police said their injuries were non-life-threatening.
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  • Two people suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were hospitalized in Raleigh.
  • Raleigh police opened an active investigation after shots were reported at 2:16 a.m.
  • Officials urged witnesses to call the Raleigh Police Department tip line at 919-996-3335.

Two people were sent to the hospital early Sunday morning after a shooting in the Glenwood South area of downtown Raleigh, police said.

Raleigh police responded to a call about shots being fired in the 600 block of West North Street around 2:16 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release. They found two people with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, who were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the release said.

No one has been charged, and the investigation is continuing, police said.

Police stepped up patrols in downtown Raleigh last year after the city saw homicides reach an annual average of 32 a year. Police Chief Rico Boyce reported in September that crime had fallen across the board because of the new “hospitality district” unit covering Glenwood South, Fayetteville Street and the downtown transit mall, The News & Observer has reported.

Raleigh police have investigated one homicide this year, according to The News & Observer’s Crime Tracker. Zoe Welsh, a local teacher, was killed in a Jan. 3 burglary at her home on St. Mary’s Street. Police have charged Ryan Camacho, 36, with her murder.

Anyone with information about Sunday’s shooting can call the Raleigh Police Department at 919-996-3335.

This story was originally published February 22, 2026 at 10:14 AM with the headline "2 shot in downtown Raleigh. Police stepped up Glenwood South patrols last year.."

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Tammy Grubb has written about Orange County’s politics, people and government since 2010. She is a UNC-Chapel Hill alumna and has lived and worked in the Triangle for over 30 years.
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