Durham police arrest one in armed home invasion

The Durham Police Department has arrested one man in connection with an armed home invasion Saturday night, Public Information Officer Kammie Michael said in a statement.

Christopher Keith Cook, 33, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon and is being held in Durham County Jail on a $2 million bond.

He is facing charges including assault by pointing a gun, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, first-degree burglary, assault, second-degree kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon and going armed to the terror of the public, according to the statement.

Around 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, Cook and another armed man broke into a home in the 1100 block of S. Hoover road in the YE Smith neighborhood of Durham, the statement said.

They held 11 people in the residence at gunpoint and assaulted several of them before leaving with cash and other items.

The other suspect is described as "a light-complected black male in his late teens or early 20s with close-cut hair" in the statement.

DPD is asking that anyone with information on this individual call Investigator A.M. Cristaldi at (919)-560-4450, ext. 255 or CrimeStoppers at (919)-683-1200.

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