US: 2 killed, 11 injured in mass shooting at a weekend party in North Carolina

Two people were killed and 11 others injured in a mass shooting at a large weekend party in southeastern North Carolina.

Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said in a news release that 13 people were shot at a rural party outside Maxton, about 150 kilometres southwest of Raleigh near the South Carolina border.

Homicide investigators were at the scene early Saturday. “There is no current threat to the community as this appears to have been an isolated incident,” the release said.

More than 150 people fled before law enforcement arrived. Authorities asked anyone with information about the shooting or attendees to contact the sheriff’s office.

Details about the victims have not been released, and no arrests have been made. The incident occurred on Dixon Drive, just outside Maxton.

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“Additional information will be released as it becomes available,” the sheriff’s office said on social media. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time.”