Public Safety · Chapel Hill, NC
Stolen Car Crashes Into Chapel Hill Home at 2:30 a.m.; Suspects Flee
Around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, a stolen Kia Optima crashed through the living room wall of a house on McMasters Street in Chapel Hill, according to community safety public information officer Kanen Lawson. A gun was found at the scene, but no one was injured. Officials believe multiple occupants were in the vehicle but fled before crews arrived; they remain unidentified. UNC seniors Rafael Linhares and Ethan Harrison, who lived in the home, were inside during the crash.