GOLDSBORO (North Carolina, US), April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 14-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday during a gathering at a North Carolina home, police said.
The shooting happened at about 6:30 p.m. in Goldsboro, WRAL reported.
The Goldsboro Police Department said the five who were wounded were stable and being treated at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Goldsboro police were investigating what led to the shooting with help from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
No further information was immediately released.
“It hit kind of close to home,” Mayor Pro Tem Taj Polack said. “I had walked my dog on the premises. The property is about a block long and saw some of my students and interacted with them. Told them to be safe and unfortunately 30 minutes after that — I was on my neighbor’s porch and heard the gunshots. They thought it was fireworks. But I knew the sound of the caliber.”
Polack, who also works at Goldsboro High School, said many students were enjoying a pool party. Then at around 6:30 p.m. law enforcement responded to a shooting call on North Leslie Street.
The police and fire lights flashed throughout the otherwise quiet community as students are supposed to be celebrating their spring break.
Pastor David Elliott came to the neighborhood as soon as he heard about what happened to show his support for the kids and the community.
“The hope is that when kids get together, you have fun, you enjoy music and things like that. You never expect that you would have to be worrying about burying your child. Or even the thought of being in the hospital holding on for dear life,” he said.
“I hope this isn’t the beginning of something tragic for our community.”
No suspect has been arrested. — NNN-AGENCIES
