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Winston-Salem overnight shootings leave multiple injured, including 2 teenagers

Winston-Salem overnight shootings leave multiple injured, including 2 teenagers
CHIEF. AND WE BEGIN TONIGHT AT 630 WITH WINSTON-SALEM POLICE3 INVESTIGATING SEVERAL SHOOTINGS ALREADY THIS WEEKEND. WE HAVE A MAP THAT SHOWS WHERE ALL OF THESE ONGOING SHOOTING INVESTIGATION ACTIONS ARE TAKING PLACE. AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS. FIRST, OVERNIGHT, OFFICERS FOUND TWO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS ON WAUGHTOWN STREET, A MAN AND A WOMAN ARE RECOVERING WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING STEMMED FROM A FIGHT AND ENDED WITH MULTIPLE SHOOTERS. THEN AROUND TWO THIS MORNING, POLICE RESPONDED TO A SHOOTING ON UTAH DRIVE. THERE ARE FOUR VICTIMS, INCLUDING A JUVENILE, BUT THANKFULLY, ALL OF THOSE VICTIMS HAVE SURVIVED ON DAYS IN STREET, POLICE RESPONDED TO A DRIVE BY SHOOTING AROUND 11 LAST NIGHT. TWO MEN THERE WERE SHOT, BUT ALSO DID SURVIVE. THEN IN GREENSBORO, ERIC MILLER JUNIOR DIED AFTER BEING SHOT IN THIS HOMICIDE, WAS ON SENECA ROAD ON FRIDAY. FINALLY, GRAHAM, POLICE SAY ONE PERSON IS FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIFE AND ANOTHER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER A SHOOTING ON EAST HILL STREET. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE YET IN ANY OF THESE CASES. WLKY SPOKE WITH WINSTON-SALEM POLICE CHIEF WILLIAM PENN REGARDING THE MANY INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE OVER. THE PAST FEW DAYS. HE SAYS THE SHOOTINGS WERE TARGETED NOT RANDOM TO HIS KNOWLEDGE. HE SHARED THE FOLLOWING REQUEST FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THESE SITUATINS, IT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR US WHEN FOLKS LEAVE THE SCENE BEFORE WE CAN SPEAK TO THEM, WHEN FOLKS WON’T EVEN TELL US WHERE THEY WERE SHOT. AND THAT’S WHAT WAS OCCURRING LAST NIGHT. WE HAD MULTIPLE FOLKS WHO DIDN’T WHO WERE UNCOOPERATIVE, WHO WEREN’T EVEN STAYING ON THE SCENE. AND WE ACTUALLY HAD TO BE CALLED BY THE HOSPITAL ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THESE FOLKS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AS OPPOSED TO CALLING 911. WE’RE ASKING THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. WE WALK AWAY FRO
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Winston-Salem overnight shootings leave multiple injured, including 2 teenagers
Multiple shootings in the Triad were reported overnight. Here's a rundown of what happened.Winston-Salem10:57 a.m. Winston-Salem police were called for a shooting on Dacian Street near Junia Avenue.When officers arrived, they found two men inside a home, shot multiple times.Investigators say the men had been standing outside when someone drove by and began shooting.They were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.Police say the victims were targeted.Top StoriesCar chase ends in crash, DWI chargesThieves take 2 more cars from dealershipWizard of Oz theme park tickets now on sale for North Carolina's 'Land of Oz'Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here12:45 a.m. Officers say they found a man and woman shot after reports of a shooting on Waughtown Street.Both were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Investigators say they were shot during an argument between several people that led to a "barrage of gunshots."The other people in the fight have not been identified.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts 1:15 a.m.Officers were dispatched to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital after a shooting victim arrived at the Emergency Room.When they arrived, they found a man shot in his right arm. According to the police report, he told officers he was at a party off High Point Road when a fight broke out.While he was running away, shots were fired, and he was hit in the arm.The victim could not provide an exact location for the incident or any suspect information.Officers were unable to locate the scene of the crime.1:25 a.m. Officers were called to an apartment complex on Utah Drive.When they arrived, they found one man shot multiple times in the parking lot.Police told WXII 12 News that the victim is in critical condition.While at the hospital, officers learned three other people were there being treated for injuries from the same shooting — including a juvenile.None of their injuries are considered life-threatening, according to police.2:57 a.m.Police were at Novant Health medical center on Silas Creek Parkway when a 17-year-old boy walked in with a gunshot to the leg.According to officers, the victim refused to cooperate with investigators.Police say the victim is expected to recover. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveKeep up with local news, weather, and current events with the WXII app here

Multiple shootings in the Triad were reported overnight. Here's a rundown of what happened.

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10:57 a.m.

Winston-Salem police were called for a shooting on Dacian Street near Junia Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found two men inside a home, shot multiple times.

Investigators say the men had been standing outside when someone drove by and began shooting.

They were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Police say the victims were targeted.

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12:45 a.m.

Officers say they found a man and woman shot after reports of a shooting on Waughtown Street.

Both were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators say they were shot during an argument between several people that led to a "barrage of gunshots."

The other people in the fight have not been identified.

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1:15 a.m.

Officers were dispatched to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital after a shooting victim arrived at the Emergency Room.

When they arrived, they found a man shot in his right arm. According to the police report, he told officers he was at a party off High Point Road when a fight broke out.

While he was running away, shots were fired, and he was hit in the arm.

The victim could not provide an exact location for the incident or any suspect information.

Officers were unable to locate the scene of the crime.

1:25 a.m.

Officers were called to an apartment complex on Utah Drive.

When they arrived, they found one man shot multiple times in the parking lot.

Police told WXII 12 News that the victim is in critical condition.

While at the hospital, officers learned three other people were there being treated for injuries from the same shooting — including a juvenile.

None of their injuries are considered life-threatening, according to police.

2:57 a.m.

Police were at Novant Health medical center on Silas Creek Parkway when a 17-year-old boy walked in with a gunshot to the leg.

According to officers, the victim refused to cooperate with investigators.

Police say the victim is expected to recover.

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