On the evening of October 18, 2023, at about 9 p.m., Durham police responded to a shooting in the 900 block of East Main Street and found 33-year-old Durham resident Jerry Miles Jr. with a gunshot wound. Mr. Miles was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the shooting was not random and that there may have been a prior connection between Mr. Miles and the person apprehended. Authorities have not released the suspect’s identity or a motive. The Durham Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact Investigator D. Johnson at 919-560-4440, extension 29541, or Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200.

If anyone knew Jerry Miles Jr. or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.