DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The Durham Police Department is currently investigating a fatal shooting in a residential area in east Durham.

According to officers, they reported to calls of gunshots just before midnight Wednesday on the 1500 block of Lathrop Street.

Upon arrival, officers said they found a young male with a gunshot wound. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene, according to police.

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CBS 17 was on the scene where the forensics unit had crime tape around at least one home on Lathrop Street.

The investigation remains ongoing, and officers said it appears that the incident is isolated. Officers said investigators are on scene determining the identification of the shooting victim.

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