UPDATE: A spokesperson for Chapel Hill Police confirmed to Chapelboro on Friday the shooting is not being treated as a random act.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a shooting off of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Thursday night, which injured one person.

According to a brief release issued on Thursday, police officers responded around 10:22 p.m. to 1860 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the address for an Exxon gas station within the Chapel Hill North shopping center. Police said one person, suffering non-life-threatening injuries, was transported from the scene to UNC Hospitals for treatment.

Police shared few public details, but said investigators are “working to identify a suspect” and no additional information was going to be made available as of 11:20 p.m. on Thursday.

Chapel Hill Police’s release encouraged anyone who may have information about the shooting at 1860 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to call 911, contact the police department directly at 919-968-2760, or use the anonymous Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers hotline (919-942-7515) and website.

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