Two people were killed in a Monday morning mass shooting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
The shooting occurred in Leinbach Park near a local middle school at around 9:52 a.m., when the Winston-Salem Police Department said a planned fight between young individuals escalated to a shooting. The Bureau announced around noon that two people died and several others were injured as a result of the gunfire.
“The school is now clear and open again if you need to pick up your children,” the State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. “People should avoid the area for now.”
The Winston-Salem Police Department said they have identified several suspects and victims of the shooting. They said the incident was isolated and an investigation remains ongoing.
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“Several individuals—both victims and suspects—have been identified and located,” the police department said in a statement. “Due to the number of people involved, efforts are ongoing to account for everyone. At this time, some of those involved in the incident are juveniles.”
The police department also said it has been using drones to search for the individuals involved in the incident.