A man was arrested after firing a gun on W. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill Friday night, according to the city of Chapel Hill. Officers responded to the 100 block of W. Franklin Street around 7 pm © WRAL The suspect has been identified as 18-year-old Axel Zizumbo. He faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon, discharging a firearm in city limits and being armed to terrorize the public. Witnesses told WRAL that many students were in the street at the time of the shooting. Hannah Mackin, a senior at the University of North Carolina, says she was outside a nearby restaurant when she heard gunshots. “Everyone started screaming,” Mackin said. “We came across [the restaurant] …the whole place is just people screaming and hiding. We finally get out and it’s flooded with police.” Mackin says he received a notification from Alert Carolina, UNC’s emergency alert system, around 9 p.m. Police said there were no reports of injuries and there is no ongoing threat to the community. The investigation remains ongoing.
