Oct. 25 (UPI) — A party attended by more than 150 people ended when gunfire erupted, killing at least two and wounding 11 in a rural area near Maxton, N.C., early Saturday morning.
Maxton is located about 30 miles southwest of Fayetteville, and the shooting occurred at a large party on Dixon Drive during the early-morning hours, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.
“Thirteen individuals have been shot, with two confirmed deceased and several others critically injured,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.
“There is no current threat to the community as this appears to have been an isolated incident,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “More than 150 people ran from the location before law enforcement arrived.”
The identities of those killed have not been released yet but will be after their respective families have been notified, WBTV reported.
The shooting occurred shortly before 3 a.m. EDT.
Saturday morning’s mass shooting happened after veteran Nigel Edge, 40, was charged with killing three while firing a semi-automatic rifle from a boat at patrons of a waterfront bar called the American Fish Company in Southport, N.C., on Sept. 27.
