At 3:11 a.m. December 24, 2023, the Carrboro Police Department responded to a shooting at 200 NC 54. Officers located a 19-year-old male who had been shot and was suffering from life threatening injuries. The victim was transported to UNC CH Hospital and remains under medical care.
The investigation identified the suspect who fired the shot as 19-year-old Daniel Cruz Rivera of Durham. Arrest warrants were obtained and initial attempts to locate Cruz Rivera were unsuccessful.
Today, Jan. 17, 2024, Cruz Rivera was located and arrested in Durham by the US Marshals Carolinas Regional Taskforce. He was confined in the Durham County Jail under a no bond hold.
- If you have information on this shooting, please contact Investigator E. Velazquez with the Carrboro Police Department (evelazquez@carrboronc.gov; 919-918-7413) or CrimeStoppers at 919-942-7515.
- Media point of contact: Captain Ryan Daniels, (919) 918-7418, rdaniels@carrboronc.gov.
Daniel Cruz Rivera