A mass shooting has left multiple people dead in northern North Carolina.
The Caswell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for service just before 8 a.m. on Aug. 5 at 352 Brooks Road in Prospect Hill, NC.
Deputies arriving on scene found multiple people who had been shot, said the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in a press release. One person was transported to Duke University Hospital with a gunshot wound, and there are multiple fatalities. Caswell County Sheriff Tony Durden immediately requested the assistance of the SBI.
SBI Crime scene investigators are on scene processing evidence and conducting interviews. The Caswell County Sheriff’s Office is working to notify next of kin. There is no threat to the general public, as the incident is contained at the address.
The news release did not provide details on the shooter.
The Caswell County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency on this case. They are assisted by the SBI, the N.C. State Highway Patrol, the Prospect Hill Fire Department, Caswell County EMS, and the Person County Sheriff’s Office.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available through press releases and the SBI and Caswell County Sheriff’s Office social media platforms.
Caswell County lies on the border of North Carolina and Virginia.
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