North Carolina police arrest driver after chase and party shooting injures three

Johnston County deputies arrested 19‑year‑old Damian Enrique Ramirez of Raleigh after a near head‑on encounter on Whitley Road led to a brief pursuit. Ramirez faced multiple felony and traffic charges, including fleeing to elude arrest and possession of a stolen vehicle, and was released on an $80,000 bond.

In southern Wake County, a gathering at an Airbnb on Joe Leach Road erupted in gunfire, leaving three men and a 17‑year‑old injured. Neighbors described the scene as chaotic, saying, "It was crazy … 20 or 30 cars on our road coming from every which way." No arrests had been made at the time of reporting.