2 Dead, 7 Wounded in Shooting at North Carolina Block Party

Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in a shooting in North Carolina’s, Charlotte.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg law enforcement stand in front front of the Kennedy building in a file photo taken in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in an early Monday shooting in North Carolina’s largest city, police said, while five others were hit by vehicles.

The shooting happened at an “impromptu block party” that was a continuation of Juneteenth celebrations, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Deputy Chief Johnny Jennings told reporters.