13yearold in critical condition in North Carolina shooting; man struck by stray bullet
Oct 07, 2024
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) – Police responded to a shooting that injured two people after a stray bullet traveled from the initial scene in Rocky Mount on Friday night.
At 8:53 p.m. officers were sent to the 1800 block of Lynne Avenue following a shots fired call. When police arrived on the scene, a juvenile victim was found with a gunshot wound and was taken to a nearby hospital, the Rocky Mount Police Department said.
The juvenile, age 13, was in critical condition Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from police.
About one minute later, police were dispatched to a report of a shooting with injury on the 1600 block of Kings Circle. Officers then found a 30-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound, police said.
The adult victim was taken to a nearby hospital, and released Saturday afternoon after he was treated.
No arrests have been made, police said.