NC - Mass Shooting breaks out at planned fight in Winston-Salem Park next to middle school 20 April 2026

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According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, a planned fight involving two young people led to the shooting shortly before 10 a.m. on Monday, April 20. Police said "multiple individuals began shooting at each other" after the situation escalated, and there are multiple victims.
2 dead after planned fight leads to mass shooting at Winston-Salem park: SBI

 

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The shooting reportedly happened at Leinbach Park near, but not at, Jefferson Middle School in Winston-Salem on Monday, April 20. The school was placed on a “secure hold” on Monday morning, but that has since been lifted.
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Nearly two hours after the shooting was first reported, the SBI confirmed two people died and that “several” others were shot.
2 dead after mass shooting at North Carolina park, state investigators say

Two people were killed in a mass shooting at Leinbach Park
The shooting started as a fight and escalated into a shooting
A total of seven people were struck by gunfire
Leinbach Park is closed until further notice
2 dead in mass shooting at North Carolina park

Winston-Salem police said several of the suspects and victims involved in a mass shooting at a park Monday morning have been identified and located. At least two people were killed, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
Winston-Salem park mass shooting: Two people killed, suspects identified and located