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4 People Shot, 2 Killed in Mount Airy, North Carolina
Four people were shot near Welcome Baptist Church; two victims died and authorities say there is no ongoing community threat, investigation ongoing.
- On Thursday, four people were shot and two were killed in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in a shooting reported at about 2:06 p.m. on Samurai Lane off Welcome Baptist Church Road.
- The Surry County Sheriff's Office requested NCSBI assistance just after 2:00 p.m., leading an investigation with the SBI, ATF, Mount Airy police, Surry County EMS, 911 Communications, and volunteer fire departments.
- Officers responded shortly after 2 p.m. local time, three victims were taken to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and a heavy law enforcement presence remains on Welcome Baptist Church Road.
- Authorities said there is no ongoing threat to the community while investigators search for additional individuals believed connected, and the Welcome Baptist Church said the shooting happened across the street and the congregation is safe.
- Mount Airy, a town near the Virginia border, faces a major and ongoing investigation led by the Surry County Sheriff's Office near Welcome Baptist Church at 261 Welcome Baptist Church Road.
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2 killed, 2 injured in shooting near church in North Carolina
Two people were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting near a church in North Carolina, according to officials. The shooting occurred on the east side of Mount Airy on Thursday afternoon near Welcome Baptist Church, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI). Mount Airy is located near the border with Virginia, about 35 miles north of Winston-Salem. At least four people were shot, two of them fatally, officia…
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