{"id":553221,"date":"2026-03-30T00:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553221\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:03:16","slug":"2-suspects-in-custody-after-shooting-near-smoot-park-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553221\/","title":{"rendered":"2 suspects in custody after shooting near Smoot Park, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2 suspects in custody after shooting near Smoot Park; 1 suspect shot, N. Wilkesboro police say<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tELECTRONICS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU DON\u2019T WANT TO PLAY SOME VIDEO GAMES NOW. IT\u2019S COSTLY AND WE\u2019RE STARTING TO GET SOME NICER WEATHER OUT THERE. I MEAN, NOT TOO MUCH RAIN IN THE FORECAST, RIGHT? YEAH. NOT MUCH RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE. KELLY YESTERDAY WAS A LITTLE ON THE COOL SIDE. NEEDED THE JACKET OUT THERE. YOU MIGHT NEED A SLIGHT SWEATER OUT THERE LATER TODAY. WE\u2019LL GET OUR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 60S LATER THIS AFTERNOON. BUT IT\u2019S CHILLY OUT THERE STARTING OFF THIS MORNING. LOOKING OUT OVER MOUNT AIRY. BUT YOU SEE THINGS ARE PRETTY DRY OUT THERE. SUNRISE COMING UP AT 710 THIS MORNING, SUNSET LATER THIS SUNDAY EVENING WILL BE AT 739. WE\u2019RE INCHING INTO THAT 8:00 SUNSET TIME HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS OR SO. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW 28 IN REIDSVILLE, 26 IN MARTINSVILLE, RIGHT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK DOWN INTO RANDOLPH COUNTY, DOWN INTO LEXINGTON AND MOCKSVILLE TO 30 AT MOUNT AIRY. SO SOME OF YOU ARE RIGHT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE PATCHY FROST IN SOME OF THESE AREAS. 26 BOONE, GREENSBORO AND WINSTON-SALEM INTO THE MID 30S. RIGHT NOW THE WIND SPEEDS FAIRLY CALM OUT THERE WITH THE CALM WINDS, THE CLEAR SKIES THAT WILL PROMOTE A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY FROST IN SOME AREAS. BUT THE DEW POINT LEVELS ARE STILL PRETTY LOW, SO THERE\u2019S NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH OUT THERE. FINALLY GOT TO A HIGH OF 57 YESTERDAY IN GREENSBORO 58 REIDSVILLE AND WINSTON-SALEM GOT TO 60 IN LEXINGTON. 40S AND 50S UP OVER THE MOUNTAINS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STILL IN THIS HIGH FIRE DANGER FORECAST FOR THE PIEDMONT. AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. TWO A LITTLE MORE MODERATE. BACK OUT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VERY HIGH FORECAST FOR FIRE DANGER INTO THE MOUNTAINS. AS WE GET INTO THE NEXT 48 HOURS. NORTH CAROLINA. BURN BAN IS IN PLACE, AS KELLY MENTIONED EARLIER. THAT\u2019S UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL BURNING PERMITS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. SO THERE\u2019S NO OPEN BURNING OUT THERE. AND OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT\u2019S BEEN DRY, IT\u2019S BEEN BREEZY. AND WE JUST GOT LOW HUMIDITY OUT THERE. TALKING ABOUT 15, 20% RELATIVE HUMIDITY WHEN WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON. AND ALSO CHECK YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. SOME LOCAL BURN BANS MAY ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR ANY GRILLING THAT\u2019S OUTDOORS AND RESIDENTIAL FIRE PITS. THOSE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. FORECAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL GRADUALLY GET BACK UP TO AROUND 80. LOW 80S BY MIDWEEK AS WELL. WE\u2019LL SEE OUR TEMPERATURES STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL MOST OF THIS WEEK. WE\u2019RE NEAR NORMAL TODAY. OUR AVERAGE HIGHS AROUND 65. SO WE\u2019LL BE KIND OF CLOSE TO THAT. SOME MAY HOLD THE LOW 60S THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WARMER THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY AND NOT AS WINDY EITHER. VERY HIGH FIRE RISK AS MENTIONED. AND WARMING AND DRY AS WE GO THROUGH TUESDAY. THEN WE\u2019LL INTRODUCE A CHANCE OF MAYBE SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS IN HERE. HIGH PRESSURE. IT\u2019S UP HERE OVER AREAS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA, THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TOO. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CHILLIER AIR IS. AND THIS TROUGH OF WARMER AIR IS WHAT\u2019S GOING TO START TO PUSH OUR WAY AS WE GET INTO THE FIRST AND REALLY THE MIDDLE PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. BUT NOT A LOT OF FORMIDABLE WEATHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK, BUT THAT\u2019S ABOUT IT. NOT A LOT OF RAIN OUT THERE. SO KIND OF A QUIET PATTERN PRECIPITATION WISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO WE\u2019RE WE\u2019RE IN THE 30S, 36 NASHVILLE IT\u2019S 49 IN WICHITA AND 50 IN DALLAS. SO SOME OF THIS WARMER AIR WILL START TO WORK OUR WAY AS WE GET ON INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. SO FOR THIS AFTERNOON, WE\u2019LL GO LOW TO MID 60S. MOSTLY SUNNY OUT THERE, MAYBE A LIGHT BREEZE, BUT IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO BE NEARLY AS GUSTY AS IT WAS YESTERDAY. SHOULD GET TO LOW 60S IN THE FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUNSHINE IN PLACE. A LITTLE TOUGH GETTING STARTED WITH TEMPERATURES WHEN YOU\u2019RE ALREADY INTO THE 30S THIS MORNING, AND THEY\u2019LL MANAGE TO GET INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS A LITTLE BIT LATER ON. HERE WE ARE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AROUND 60, A FEW LOW 60S ACROSS THE REGION. THEN TOMORROW MORNING THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE CLOUDS AROUND, BUT NOT NEARLY AS COLD WILL BE IN THE 40S FOR MONDAY MORNING. THEN AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WE\u2019LL GET OUR TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 60S AND MAYBE EVEN SOME LOW 70S ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS. WE HAVE A FULL MOON THIS WEEK TOO. IT\u2019S GOING TO BE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, FULL MOON AT 1012 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT\u2019S CALLED THE PINK MOON. TALKING ABOUT THE EARLY SPRING BLOOM OF WILDFLOWERS. A LOT OF THOSE HAVE LIKE NATIVE AMERICAN ORIGINATIONS TO THEM. THERE\u2019S OUR 75 FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON, AROUND 80 ON TUESDAY, LOW 80S WEDNESDAY. THAT\u2019S WHEN WE SEE AN ISOLATED AND SCATTERED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM START TO COME INTO PLAY. AS WE GO ON INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, TOO, AND TEMPERATURES FALL BACK STILL ABOVE NOR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>2 suspects in custody after shooting near Smoot Park; 1 suspect shot, N. Wilkesboro police say<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wxii.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WXII logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:36 PM EDT Mar 29, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxii12.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo suspects are in custody after a shooting near Smoot Park, North Wilkesboro police said. Just before 3 p.m., officers responded to the area of Chestnut Street near the park. Chief Mathis told WXII that two suspects are in custody. He said one of the suspects was shot and is receiving treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. Their identities have not been released.There is no word yet on what led to the shooting, and officers are still investigating.A small section of Chestnut Street remains closed, but the park is open. Police said there is no further danger to the public.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Two suspects are in custody after a shooting near Smoot Park, North Wilkesboro police said. <\/p>\n<p>Just before 3 p.m., officers responded to the area of Chestnut Street near the park. Chief Mathis told WXII that two suspects are in custody. He said one of the suspects was shot and is receiving treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. Their identities have not been released.<\/p>\n<p>There is no word yet on what led to the shooting, and officers are still investigating.<\/p>\n<p>A small section of Chestnut Street remains closed, but the park is open. Police said there is no further danger to the public.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 suspects in custody after shooting near Smoot Park; 1 suspect shot, N. Wilkesboro police say ELECTRONICS. 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