US EditionInjured Teen Returns to Outer Banks 'Ready to Fish' Day After Deadly Avalon Fishing Pier Shooting
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, JUL 31 – Authorities are investigating after a reported shooting at Avalon Fishing Pier with a suspect reportedly in custody, though no motive or victim details have been released.
- On Thursday, Kill Devil Hills Police Department reported a shooting at Avalon Fishing Pier that left one person dead and another injured, and they have a suspect in custody.
- Avalon Pier, built in 1958, is a popular Outer Banks landmark where vacationers and residents reported hearing multiple shots and chaos ensued Thursday.
- Responders reached the scene shortly after 2 p.m. on July 31, and officers arrested the suspect in Southern Shores about 8 miles away, police said.
- One person died and another was airlifted by Dare MedFlight, and Avalon Pier was closed Thursday until further notice, police said.
- Authorities, including the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation, are assisting the Dare County Sheriff's Office, and police said there is no threat to the community at this time, with no motive confirmed.
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Injured teen returns to Outer Banks 'ready to fish' day after deadly Avalon Fishing Pier shooting
OUTER BANKS, N.C. A suspect is in custody following a shooting that left one person dead and a 15-year-old boy injured at the Avalon Fishing Pier in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, police said.The shooting occurred around 2:37 p.m. Thursday in the fishing pier's parking lot, according to Kill Devil Hills Assistant Police Chief Dana Harris.First responders arrived at the scene within four minutes of the call, where officers and Dare County EMS …
Police: 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 in custody in shooting at Avalon Fishing Pier
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (WAVY) — One person has been killed, another person has been injured and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in the parking lot of the Avalon Fishing Pier in Kill Devil Hills Thursday afternoon, Kill Devil Hills Assistant Chief of Police Dana Harris said. Harris said they received a report of shots fired at the Avalon Fishing Pier at 2:37 p.m. and police responded in less than four minutes. He said one person died at …
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