Authorities in Gastonia are trying to figure out what led to a deadly shooting on Saturday afternoon.
ALSO READ: 1 dead after officer-involved shooting in Gastonia, GEMS says
Sources told Channel 9 that the shooting happened just after 3 p.m. on Dix Street off West Ashton Avenue.
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This is the second deadly shooting that happened in the area on Saturday, the first involved an officer and unfolded just blocks away.
DEVELOPING: Police are investigating a second shooting in Gastonia (NOT related to the officer-involved). It happened on the 100 block of Dix Street, GEMS tells me one person was pronounced dead on scene and a second person was transported with serious injuries. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/unfHpev8KG
— Coleman Montgomery (@colemanreports) May 18, 2024
Gaston County Emergency Medical Services (GEMS) said one person died at the scene and another was seriously hurt.
Investigators have not released the cause of the shooting.
Details are limited at this time.
This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.
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