Early Saturday morning, shortly after midnight, a shooting at a private house party in Wilmington, North Carolina killed three and injured at least four.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Three people are dead and four others injured in a mass shooting early Saturday morning.
Wilmington Police responded to calls of shots fired on Kidder St. between 7th and 8th streets just after midnight. They arrived and discovered that a gunfight had erupted inside the home during a party, according to police.
Kim Eason lives a few doors down from where the shooting took place. She said that around midnight she saw a group of ten people gathered on the corner of 8th and Kidder Streets. She first thought it was a home invasion until she heard gunshots.
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Shooting at Wilmington, N.C., house party leaves 3 dead, 4 injured
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April 3 (UPI) A shooting at a Wilmington, N.C., house party overnight left three people dead and four others injured, local police said Saturday.
The Wilmington Police Department said it responded to reports of gunfire just after midnight.
Advertisement Upon arrival, they discovered a gunfight had erupted inside the home during a house party and seven people were struck by gunfire. Three of the seven are deceased, the WPD said in a statement.
Officials didn t release the names of the victims pending notification of next of kin.
Emergency officials transported the four injured to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center.