Overview
- Gunfire erupted around 7:30 p.m. during the annual downtown event near Church Street and Cabarrus Avenue.
- Reports conflict on the toll, with some outlets citing at least six people shot and others saying four were hospitalized, three with serious injuries.
- The City of Concord canceled the celebration and instructed attendees to leave as officers established a large crime scene.
- Roads were closed, bus routes diverted and no arrests had been announced, with police reviewing event footage and interviewing witnesses.
- Witnesses said the sounds were first mistaken for fireworks, prompting panic as families ran and some people fell; tips are requested at 704-920-5027.