Two people were fatally shot including a 15-year-old boy at a birthday party in North Carolina.
Robeson County sheriff’s deputies were called to a Pembroke home early Sunday after two people were shot there while attending a birthday party. A homicide investigation is underway, but authorities have yet to release information about a potential suspect.
On Sheriff’s office post on Facebook, they said that Randi Hunt, 20, from Rowland, was found dead when deputies arrived and a 15-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.
Cops said that Hunt was declared dead at the crime scene and responders transported the unidentified 15-year-old boy to a local hospital where he was listed in critical condition before later succumbing to his injuries.
The county sheriff’s homicide division is investigating the case. However, no arrests have been made as of Sunday night. Police said that the suspects are known to them, but have not provided any further information.
Authorities said: “As with a few previous shootings in this county, we have a crowd of people on the scene that witnessed this act that needs to come forward with the truth. Detectives have been out all night and are working the case as this release is prepared.”
On ABC 11 News, thirty-seven people were killed in shootings that involved a North Carolina law enforcement officer in 2021, according to data from the National Gun Archive. Another 26 individuals were injured during these incidents.
The Gun Violence Archive’s data shows fatal officer-involved shootings dropped 8% compared to 2020 and incidents with injuries decreased by 16%.point 447 |
The Gun Violence Archive compiles data from media, police, and government reports since no comprehensive database exists, which means the true number of shootings could be higher.point 153 | 1
Despite the slight dip in incidents in 2021, the data shows the yearly average during the past few years has increased, an average of 12 more people was injured during police shootings in North Carolina in the past four years than between 2013 and 2017.
In the past five days, three fatal shootings involving law enforcement officers are under investigation across all three cities. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is independently reviewing the incidents in Fayetteville and Raleigh.
Eddie Caldwell, the executive vice president and general counsel for the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association said: “The use of deadly force is scrutinized very thoroughly by the public and our investigative process as it should be. It’s always a tragedy, even in those overwhelming number of times that the officer is acting correctly.”
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