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Shots were fired Monday at a Super 8 hotel located just south of downtown Raleigh.


Shots fired at Super 8 hotel in Raleigh, no one injured

<p>&gt;&gt; THE WRAL NEWS APP IS AVAILABLE FOR APPLE AND ANDROID DEVICES. BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. SHOTS FIRED AT A RALLY MOTEL. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 10, 30 AT THE SUPER 8 ON SOUTH SAUNDERS STREET. AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND WRAL'S. SEAN GALLAGHER. SEAN, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? &gt;&gt; EVERY DAY ARE THE DETAILS US. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS SHOOTING. BUT WHEN THEY GOT OUT HERE AROUND 10, 30, THEY FOUND THIS BULLET HOLES IN THIS WINDOW HERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING JUST AFTER 10, 30 NOW DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE GATHERING EVIDENCE WE FOUND AT LEAST 10 OF THOSE BLUE EVIDENCE CONES THAT ARE OUT TO THOSE ON THE GROUND LEVEL. 2 ON THE SECOND STORY. &gt;&gt; BUT THEY ARE HEAVILY FOCUSED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THIS MOTEL HERE. THEY'VE EITHER SIDE OF THE RAILING TAPED OFF THERE AS THEY CONTINUE THIS INVESTIGATION. THEN BACK OUT HERE LIVE, YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE STARTED TO ADD THOSE YELLOW EVIDENCE MARKERS AROUND THOSE BLUE CONES. NOW THEY'VE GOT NUMBERS UP TO ALL 11 AS THEY CONTINUE INVESTIGATING IN THIS AREA. BUT RALEIGH POLICE TELL ME THE SUSPECT RAN FROM THIS SCENE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THAT PERSON YET. BUT THEY TELL ME THERE'S NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO ANYONE IN</p>

Shots fired inside Raleigh hotel, no one injured

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