Overview
- Gunfire erupted at Leinbach Park next to Jefferson Middle School in Winston-Salem, where a confrontation among youths escalated into multiple people shooting, according to police.
- Authorities reported two teenagers, ages 16 and 17, were found fatally shot at the scene, and five other teens between 14 and 19 were wounded.
- Investigators say the case grew out of a planned fight, and they are working to determine each person’s role in the exchange of gunfire.
- Police say the incident remains under active investigation, they have identified and located several victims and suspects, and some of those involved are minors.
- Jefferson Middle School and nearby Mount Tabor High School continued classes under brief precautionary lockdowns, and officials stressed the shooting did not occur on school grounds.