By Canadian Press

1 dead, 11 others injured in North Carolina overnight shooting

Jun 1, 2025 | 1:21 PM

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — At least 80 shots were fired in a North Carolina neighborhood, killing one person and injuring 11 others, authorities said Sunday.

The shooting early Sunday took place in Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said. No arrests have been made, but authorities said there was more than one shooter.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — One person is dead and at least 11 others have been injured in a mass shooting that broke out during a party in western North Carolina, authorities said Sunday.

The shooting took place at about 12:45 a.m. in Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said.

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One victim was in critical condition and 10 others were hospitalized in serious condition, the sheriff’s office said.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Hickory Police Department are investigating the shooting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also assisting in the case. No arrests have been made and the number of shots fired is not yet known.

The Sheriff’s Department has not released the victims’ names or ages.

Investigators said there were as many as 100 people attending a house party at a home on the street when one or more people discharged firearms, WSOC-TV reported.

Eyewitnesses told local reporters that many people attending the party were from nearby high schools and people began scattering, ducking for cover and running toward safety when shots erupted.

Major Aaron Turk with the sheriff’s office said at a news conference that the street is usually quiet.

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This story has been updated to correct that the total number of victims, including the person who died, is 12 and not 11 overall.

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