2 teens killed, 5 hurt as gunfire erupts during planned fight at North Carolina park

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two teenage boys dead and five other people injured, authorities said.

Winston-Salem police Capt. Kevin Burns said a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old died at the scene after being shot around 10 a.m. at Leinbach Park, near a middle school. Five others between the ages of 14 and 19 were shot and suffered injuries ranging from critical to minor, Burns said at a news conference. Four of those victims are female, officials said.

Officials said multiple people fired guns during the shooting. Winston-Salem police Chief William Penn said no one was in custody but authorities believe some of those injured may have also been involved in the shooting. ---More...

????#BREAKING: Police have confirmed that a total of 7 teens were involved in a mass sho*ting that took place outside of a Middle School in Winston-Salem NC today.

Two teenage boys were k*lled:
>Erubey Romero Medina (17)
>Daniel Jimenez Millian (16)

Four girls are wounded and in… https://t.co/CWUfxafrEc pic.twitter.com/NIxzn16S57

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol)April 20, 2026

Police have confirmed that a total of 7 teens were involved in a mass sho*ting that took place outside of a Middle School in Winston-Salem NC today.

Two teenage boys were k*lled:

>Erubey Romero Medina (17)

>Daniel Jimenez Millian (16)

Four girls are wounded and in the hospital, one as young as 14 years old.

No one is in custody yet.