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A shooting investigation on Monday slowed traffic along Interstate 40 East near Cary.



Woman found shot on I-40 East near Cary, all lanes reopen

GONNA TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS COMING UP. CAN. >> ELIZABETH, WE HAVE SOME BRAND NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ON. I-40 EASTBOUND, A BUG THIS INITIALLY CAME ACROSS AS A CRASH. BUT NOW WE'RE LEARNING AS WE WIDEN OUT THE VIEW AND YOU SEE HOW MUCH OF A DELAY IS CAUSING IN THOSE EASTBOUND LANES AS WELL AS ON LOOKING DELAY IN THE WESTBOUND LANES WOULD BE TOLD THAT IT'S A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION. LET'S GET RIGHT TO WRAL'S. LAURA LEVINE JUST ARRIVING ON THE SCENE. LORE SET THE SCENE FOR US. WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHEN >> CAN? YES, A VERY UNUSUAL SITUATION RIGHT NOW. WE ARE HERE RIGHT OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR PD HAS ONE LANE BLOCKED OFF. THIS CALL CAME IN AROUND 6.40, THIS MORNING INITIALLY AS A CRASH. BUT WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THROUGH BROADCASTIFY RADIO TRAFFIC THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION. YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL RALEIGH POLICE VEHICLES HERE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THEY'RE PAYING MOST OF THEIR ATTENTION TO THIS STRANDED VEHICLE. THEY'RE LOOKING INSIDE OF IT. THEY'RE PULLING ITEMS OUT FROM BROADCASTIFY TRAFFIC. WE KNOW THAT A WOMAN WAS SHOT HERE IN THE LEG. I WANT TO TAKE A LISTEN TO SOME OF THE RESPONSE FROM WAKE COUNTY FIRE AND EMS THIS MORNING. >> IF THE WISHING WE GOT GUNSHOT WOUND THROUGH IT, THOUGH, TO BOLDLY WE DO AN RIGHT NOW WITH OUR SHE GOT. HEY, GOOD TO KNOW INTO THE RIGHT LEGAL WAYS THAT ONE ON THE RIGHT LABEL. >> YES. SO JUST TO RECAP HERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOURS. YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC MOVING AT A SLOW AND STEADY PACE WITH THAT LANE STILL BLOCKED OFF THIS MORNING. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO RALEIGH POLICE TO TRY TO GET SOME TYPE OF INFORMATION, SOME DETAILS INTO WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED HERE. ARE THERE ANY SUSPECTS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AT THIS TIME AND THE CONDITION OF THE WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT? I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU, KEN. >> IT'S A SITUATION THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT THERE IN DONE ON 40 EASTBOUND. AGAIN, THOSE LONG LINES CLOSE AS RESULT OF THE SHOOTING INVESTIGATION.

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