{"id":595810,"date":"2026-04-20T16:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/595810\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:08:13","slug":"2-killed-in-mass-shooting-at-winston-salem-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/595810\/","title":{"rendered":"2 killed in mass shooting at Winston-Salem park"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. \u2014 Two people were killed Monday morning when a shooting erupted at northwest Winston-Salem park near a middle school, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Officers have found several victims and suspects<\/a> but continue to search for others, police said, adding that some of those involved are juveniles.<\/p>\n

Two “young individuals” planned a fight about 9:50 a.m. at Leinbach Park off Robinhood Road that escalated into a shooting with “multiple victims,”\u00a0the Winston-Salem Police Department said<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, which also is responding, referred to it as a mass shooting<\/a> and said “several people have been shot, with 2 deceased.”<\/p>\n

Police late Monday morning said they could not confirm the number of victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schools in the area are on secure hold, but police said students are safe. They ask the public to avoid the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Norman Road at Robinhood Road and\u00a0Sally Kirk Road at Norman Road were closed late Monday morning, police said.<\/p>\n

Classes were operating as normal at Jefferson Middle School and Mount Tabor High School, police said.<\/p>\n

Officers are using drones to search for suspects and urge others to keep personal drones grounded.<\/p>\n

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