2 teenagers killed, 5 injured in shooting at park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Two teenagers were killed and five others were injured when several individuals exchanged gunfire during a pre-planned fight at a park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to police.

The shooting happened at about 9:52 a.m. Monday at Leinbach Park, where officers were first sent for a reported fight in progress. While they were on the way, police received additional reports that shots had been fired and multiple people had been hit.

Winston-Salem police said officers arrived to find people running from the area. In the park’s parking lot, officers found 17-year-old Erubey Romero Medina with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second victim, 16-year-old Daniel Jimenez Millian, was found farther inside the park with a gunshot wound and was also pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said five other victims were found in the parking lot of 3474 Robinhood Road, near the park. They were identified by age and gender as a 14-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl, a 17-year-old girl, an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman.

Their injuries ranged from critical to minor, according to police. Authorities said a total of seven people were confirmed to have been struck by gunfire.

Investigators said the shooting grew out of a pre-planned fight involving juveniles. When the groups met at the park, the situation escalated and multiple people began firing guns.

Police said detectives are still working to determine each person’s role in the shooting. Preliminary information indicates some of those who were injured may also have been involved in the gunfire.

The shooting remains under investigation.