Shooting leaves 1 dead, 11 hurt on a North Carolina street during a
house party
[June 02, 2025]
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Gunfire erupted around a house party in
western North Carolina early Sunday and one person was killed and 11
others were hurt, some with gunshot wounds and others with injuries from
fleeing the shooting in a usually quiet residential neighborhood,
sheriff's deputies said.
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In this image taken from WSOC video, various police vehicles gather
outside a community after a mass shooting, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in
Hickory, a city in Catawba County, N.C. (WSOC via AP) |
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Authorities said at least 80 shots were fired in the shooting
that began at about 12:45 a.m. People reported running, ducking
for cover and scrambling to their cars for safety. Hours later
Sunday, law enforcement had made no arrests and was seeking tips
from the public in the case.
A statement from the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said a
58-year-old man, Shawn Patrick Hood, of Lenoir, was killed, the
oldest of the victims who ranged in age from as young as 16. It
said seven of the injured remained hospitalized late Sunday,
though updates on their conditions were not immediately
released. One of the victims was previously reported in critical
condition.
Authorities believe there was more than one shooter, a sheriff's
spokesperson said. The agency said it was asking for people who
attended the party to contact the office.
Sheriff's office Maj. Aaron Turk aid at a news conference that
the shooting occurred in a normally quiet neighbhoord in
southwest Catawba County about 7 miles (11 kilometers) south of
the city of Hickory.
He said that about two hours before the shooting, someone in
another home complained about noise from the party. He added
that deputies responded but that investigators don’t believe the
noise complaint was the motivation for the shooting.
Turk said the crime scene spanned several properties along a
neighborhood road, covering about two acres (0.8 hectares), and
included outdoor and indoor areas.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Hickory
Police Department are investigating the shooting. The FBI is
also assisting in the case with a specialized evidence response
team, officials said.
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