US Mass Shooting: A planned fight between two groups of youth escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park on Monday, leaving at least two people killed. According to the authorities, multiple people engaged in firing at each other. Casualties are feared in the incident. Several people were shot, including two fatally, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
Winston-Salem police, in a social media post, said the shooting happened around 10 am (ET) at Leinbach Park, which is near Jefferson Middle School. The accused were still at large.
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A shooting incident occurred in a park in North Carolina. The cause was a pre-arranged fight between a group of minors that turned into a shootout, leaving two people dead. The police are currently involved in the investigation. (ABC report) pic.twitter.com/5fisbqRLKb
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The shooting did not occur at the school, which was on lockdown until the scene was secure, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said.
Winston-Salem police Assistant Chief Jason Swaim said two juveniles had agreed to meet at the park to fight. He said a firearm was discharged during the fight, which "resulted in multiple victims being shot."
He said authorities have identified "numerous people" involved in what happened, but that investigators were still trying to determine their exact involvement, including whether they were a suspect, victim or witness.
Several people, both victims and suspects, have been identified and located, but efforts were ongoing to account for everyone, police said.
Juveniles Involved In The Shooting
Police suspected that some juveniles had been involved in the shooting. The shootings happened in a park in a suburban and residential area northwest of downtown Winston-Salem, a city of about 250,000 known for decades as the home of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
(With AP Inputs)
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