1 dead, 11 injured after dozens of shots fired in North Carolina, officials say

HICKORY N C AP At least shots were fired in a North Carolina neighborhood early Sunday killing one person and injuring others in a neighborhood where a house party was being held administration mentioned No arrests have been made but personnel commented there was more than one shooter when the gunfire erupted about a m Sunday in the city of Hickory the Catawba County Sheriff s Office declared One victim was in critical condition and others were hospitalized in serious condition functionaries stated The North Carolina State Bureau of Review and the Hickory Police Department are analyzing the shooting The Federal Bureau of Inquiry is also assisting in the matter The Sheriff s Department has not distributed the casualties names or ages Investigators reported there were as several as people attending a house party at a home on the street when one or more people discharged firearms WSOC-TV released Eyewitnesses informed local reporters that a large number of people attending the party were from nearby high schools and people began scattering ducking for cover and running toward safety when the gunfire began Major Aaron Turk with the sheriff s office commented at a news conference that the shooting occurred in a normally quiet residential area