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Friend, mother say wounded woman lucky to be alive after getting hit by stray bullet at First Night Raleigh

A UNC-Chapel Hill student was struck by a bullet early Tuesday during the WRAL First Night Raleigh celebration downtown. Police say they believe someone celebrating the new year fired a gun in the air, and the bullet hit the student on the way down.
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A UNC-Chapel Hill student was struck by a bullet early Tuesday during the WRAL First Night Raleigh celebration downtown. Police say they believe someone celebrating the new year fired a gun in the air, and the bullet hit the student on the way down.

Reporter : Sloane Heffernan
Photographer : Robert Meikle
Web Editor : Matthew Burns
Posted 2019-01-01T06:52:00-0500 - Updated 2019-01-01T19:09:15-0500