4 Found Dead Near North Carolina Homeless Camp; 3 Shot Before Shooter Killed Self, Police Say

4 Found Dead Near North Carolina Homeless Camp; 3 Shot Before Shooter Killed Self, Police Say
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AUTRYVILLE, N.C.—Deputies responding to a call about shots fired in North Carolina on Sunday found four people shot to death in what appeared to be a campsite for homeless people, authorities said.

An initial review of the crime scene indicated someone killed three people before killing themselves, Sampson County Sheriff’s Capt. Eric Pope told WRAL-TV.