‘I feel as though my hands are tied’: Durham mayor reacts to 2 shootings near American Tobacco Campus in a week [Video]

Durham’s mayor is speaking out after two people exchanged gunfire Thursday near Durham’s American Tobacco Campus – the latest shooting in the popular city center in more than a week, according to police.

Shots were fired in the proximity of American Tobacco Campus (ATC) around 10:30 a.m., prompting an evacuation at Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School, according to police.

ATC management said two people exchanged gunfire in the 600 block of Jackie Robinson Drive, near the parking deck. The campus issued an alert, and Cristo Rey staff and students evacuated the high school.

Officers found shell casings at the scene and said one unoccupied vehicle had been struck. No injuries were reported.

Sky 5 flew over the scene, where there was a large police presence and dozens of people gathered on the grassy lawn.

Sources said police were already on scene when an incorrect 911 call of an active shooter at Cristo Rey came in. Students evacuated the …