9-Year-Old Girl Killed and 2 Boys Wounded in Back-to-Back Shootings in North Carolina

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By Wire Service
June 29, 2021US News
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9-Year-Old Girl Killed and 2 Boys Wounded in Back-to-Back Shootings in North Carolina
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A search for shooters is underway in North Carolina after a 9-year-old girl was killed and two boys wounded Monday evening in two drive-by shootings that unfolded minutes and blocks apart, the Statesville Police Department said.

“If you saw the murder of this innocent child and injuries to the other innocent children, you must help in solving these cases,” police said.

The children were not the intended targets of the shootings in Statesville, police said they believe. It wasn’t immediately clear if the incidents were connected.

Witnesses at the first shooting site said they saw someone firing from what might have been a white Mercedes, police said in a news release. Witnesses at the second site said they saw someone shooting from what might have been a white Honda Accord.

Officers in Statesville responded around 7 p.m. to reports of a shooting and “located two children outside of the residence who suffered gunshot wounds,” the release states. The girl died, while the 7-year-old boy was treated for his injuries.

While working that crime scene, officers heard gunshots a couple blocks away, the release states. At that second site, they found the 10-year-old boy with a nonfatal gunshot wound, the release states.

The CNN Wire contributed to this report

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