CHAPEL HILL – Chapel Hill police are seeking assistance as they search for three suspects in a shooting that took place at University Square at around 3:30 a.m. on the morning of New Year’s Day.

The shooting resulted from a disturbance that took place between several individuals outside the Time Out Restaurant; one individual was shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Chapel Hill police are seeking three suspects, all described as light-skinned black males. One of the suspects was wearing a Nike cap, another was wearing a grey hoodie; at least one of the three had braids, and the shooter himself may have been wearing a red jacket.

If you have any information, contact the Chapel Hill PD at 919-968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and calls that lead to an arrest are eligible for a cash reward.

The full statement from the CHPD is below:

The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking assistance from anyone with information related to an assault which took place in the parking lot of University Square at 133 West Franklin Street on January 1st at approximately 3:30 AM. One subject was shot and sustained non-life threatening injuries during a disturbance between several subjects outside the Time Out Restaurant.  The suspects were described as three light skinned black males.  The shooter may have been wearing a red jacket.  One of the suspects was wearing a Nike cap and another was wearing a grey hoodie.  At least one of the three suspects had braids.

If anyone has information about this suspect, please call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515.  Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 for information that leads to arrest.  You can also leave tips for Crime Stoppers at http://www.crimestoppers-chcunc.org/

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