Winston-Salem mass shooting horror as two dead after 'planned fight' near schools

Winston-Salem mass shooting horror as two dead after 'planned fight' near schoolsSeveral young people are said to have been involved in a brawl which escalated into a mass shooting and saw two people killed in the North Carolina town of Winston-SalemNewsZahra Khaliq News Reporter17:29, 20 Apr 2026Updated 17:47, 20 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesPolice are responding to a shooting in Winston-Salem(Image: WFMY News 2 /Youtube)Police have swarmed a park in a north Carolina town after a "planned fight" escalated into a mass shooting, leaving two people dead.‌Several young people are said to have been involved in the brawl at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem, which has reportedly left multiple people injured. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NC SBI) said the incident, which happened at around 9:52am local time, was a "mass shooting" and that two people have died as a result.‌Winston-Salem police are yet to confirm the total number of victims, but the NC SBI said "several people" had been shot.‌"The NC SBI is currently responding to a shooting on Robinhood Road near Jefferson Middle School," it said in a post on Facebook. "The shooting is NOT at the school but in Leinbach Park. The school is now operating regularly and is open. Several people have been shot, with 2 deceased. People should avoid the area for now."View 2 ImagesThe shooting happened at Leinbach Park in Winston-Salem(Image: WFMY News 2 /Youtube)‌Investigators have asked members of the public to avoid the use of personal drones as this may interfere with ongoing emergency operations. Police drones are being used to search for "involved individuals".Officers said several individuals - both victims and suspects - have been identified and located, but due to the number of people involved, efforts are ongoing to account for everyone. "At this time, some of those involved in the incident are juveniles," the Winston-Salem Police Dep...