Durham Daily Brief: Pizza-shop shooting, zoning rewrite pause, and safety updates

1) Fatal shooting at south Durham pizza shop

Police say a worker was killed in a shooting inside a Randy’s Pizza location at a shopping center on South Miami Boulevard. Court records cited in local reporting say a coworker, 30-year-old Isaiah Rawlinson, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, with a March 18 court date listed.

The incident also rippled through nearby storefronts. Business owners described canceled orders and lost dinner-hour traffic as the area was secured during the investigation, while city leaders reiterated calls to keep commercial corridors safe for workers and customers.

2) City growth: Durham’s zoning rewrite hits a pause button

Durham’s multi-year effort to overhaul its land use rules has been temporarily slowed after a legal threat argued parts of the draft could amount to unlawful down-zoning under a newer state law. City staff canceled a scheduled public hearing and instead held an open house while attorneys review the claims and planners consider revisions.

For residents, the practical takeaway is timing: the next steps for the draft code, and the next formal vote schedule, may shift while the city works to reduce legal risk and re-open the public process.

3) Public safety roundup

Deputies seek a specific car after a shooting into another vehicle

Durham County deputies are asking for help locating a matte black, fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro (reported without hubcaps and not displaying a plate) tied to a shooting on Globe Road. Investigators say rounds were fired into a gray BMW and the injured victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

3-year-old’s injury investigated as a gunshot wound

In another case, warrants reviewed in local reporting say a child brought to the hospital earlier this month was initially described as hurt by an electrical outlet incident, but responders determined the injury was a gunshot wound. Police say the investigation is active and no charges have been announced.

4) Community note: CPR training effort centered at Duke

Duke University School of Medicine helped lead a statewide push to train tens of thousands of people in CPR in a single day. Organizers said the group fell short of a world-record target but still trained more than 19,000 people, emphasizing wider bystander CPR skills as the larger goal.

Sources

• https://www.wral.com/news/local/police-randys-miami-durham-february-2026/
• https://www.wral.com/news/local/deadly-shooting-impacts-local-businesses-february-2026/
• https://hoodline.com/2026/02/family-fare-fight-slams-brakes-on-durham-zoning-overhaul/
• https://www.wral.com/news/local/durham-county-deputies-search-car-suspect-shooting-globe-road-feb-2026/
• https://www.wral.com/news/local/durham-3-year-old-gunshot-babysitter-feb-2026/
• https://abc11.com/post/duke-university-school-medicine-attempts-set-world-record-cpr-training/18657771/