{"id":596207,"date":"2026-04-20T20:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/596207\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:48:09","slug":"2-dead-after-planned-fight-leads-to-mass-shooting-at-winston-salem-park-sbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/596207\/","title":{"rendered":"2 dead after planned fight leads to mass shooting at Winston-Salem park: SBI"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WLOS) \u2014 Two people have been confirmed dead after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, a planned fight involving two young people led to the shooting shortly before 10 a.m. on Monday, April 20. Police said<\/a> “multiple individuals began shooting at each other” after the situation escalated, and there are multiple victims.<\/p>\n

The exact number of victims is not known at this time. Some of those involved in the incident are confirmed to be juveniles, police said.<\/p>\n

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Several individuals\u2014both victims and suspects\u2014have been identified and located. Due to the number of people involved, efforts are ongoing to account for everyone,” the Winston-Salem Police Department said via an X post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The shooting occurred at Leinbach Park, which is next to Jefferson Middle School, law enforcement officials said. Officials said class is operating as normal at the school.<\/p>\n

Police said<\/a> several roads are closed as law enforcement responds to the shooting incident, including Norman Road at Robinhood Road and Sally Kirk Road at Norman Road.<\/p>\n

Officials said this is an isolated incident and remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

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