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Police search for suspect after shots fired at Chapel Hill hotel

Officials in Chapel Hill are searching for a suspect after one person was injured in a shooting Saturday morning.

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Benjamin Gilbert Uhlenberg
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Officials in Chapel Hill are searching for a suspect after one person was injured in a shooting Saturday morning.

Around 3:30 a.m., officers with the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a shooting at the Red Roof Inn located at 5623 Chapel Hill Boulevard.

One person suffered non-life threatening injuries in the shooting and was transported to UNC Hospitals. Police are searching for Benjamin Gilbert Uhlenberg, 36, a man they believe was involved in the shooting.

Anyone with information about this crime or the whereabouts of Uhlenberg is asked to call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515.

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