At least three people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting that took place in a house in the town of Wilmington, North Carolina (US), local police reported Saturday.
The incident took place in the early hours of this Saturday, according to a statement from police, who are investigating the causes of the incident that took place at a home where officers went to attend a shooting complaint.
“ Upon arrival, (the police officers) discovered that the house had been shot at a party and that seven people had been hit by the shots, ” detailed the official report, which did not state how many people were in the house or other details.
Police confirmed that three of the seven people injured died and the remaining four were taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.
For the time being, the police refused to reveal the identity of the victims, noting that they are working to inform the families of this “tragic event”.
“Our hearts go out to all those affected by this senseless violence,” added the note requesting the cooperation of those with information about what happened.
This fact contributes to a series of shootings that have shocked the United States in recent weeks and have caused at least 24 deaths, ten of them at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, in which a test subject opened fire with a gun strike.
Also on March 16, eight people were shot dead in several Asian massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia, reopening the gun control debate in the country. EFE