Three people were killed and several injured in a crash after reports of people shooting at each other from two vehicles near Roxboro Road Sunday evening in Durham County, the Durham County Sheriff’s Office said. 

A vehicle involved in the deadly crash Sunday evening was being pursued by a deputy responding to the shots fired call, the sheriff's office confirmed Monday.

What You Need To Know

  •  The crash happened a little after 6:30 p.m. Sunday while Durham County deputies were pursuing two vehicles involved in a shooting minutes earlier, officials said

  •  Three people were killed in the crash and several others were injured

  •  The second vehicle involved in the initial shooting call has not been located

Deputies were called to a shooting between two vehicles on Ball Road just before 6:30 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. When a patrol deputy in the area located the vehicles on Roxboro Street and tried to stop them, officials said they sped off.

While searching for the suspect vehicles, the deputy came upon a crash on North Roxboro Street at Latta Road.

The crash happened around 6:37 p.m. when one of the suspect vehicles crossed the center line into the northbound lanes, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said, striking one vehicle head on before hitting a third. Three people were killed and several others were injured.

The second suspect vehicle has not yet been located, officials said. The investigation into the crash and shooting is ongoing.