US EditionTwo dead after planned fight in North Carolina park escalates into mass shooting, police say
Police said a planned fight among juveniles escalated into gunfire, leaving multiple victims and prompting drone searches for additional suspects.
- A shooting at Leinbach Park on Sally Kirk Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, left two dead and several others injured on Monday morning around 10 a.m.
- The Winston-Salem Police Department said the incident began as a planned fight between young individuals around 9:52 a.m., escalating into gunfire when officers were en route.
- Two nearby schools, Jefferson Middle and Mount Tabor High School, were placed on secure hold while police responded. Police said "multiple individuals began shooting at each other" after the situation escalated.
- Police confirmed the incident was not an active shooter call but stemmed from the planned fight. Suspects and victims involved have been identified and located, officials said.
- The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is maintaining the scene as an active site while authorities search for any remaining individuals. Several roads remain closed pending investigation completion.
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In Winston-Salem, youths meet for a fight in a park. In the end, however, not the fists speak, but firearms. Two teenagers don't survive the fight.
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2 teenagers killed, 5 injured in shooting at park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Two teenagers were killed and five others were injured when several individuals exchanged gunfire during a pre-planned fight at a park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to police. The shooting happened at about 9:52 a.m. Monday at Leinbach Park, where officers were first sent for a reported fight in progress. While they were on the way, police received additional reports that shots had been fired and multiple people had been hit. Winst…
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