Overview
- The shooting erupted around 12:45 a.m. on June 1 at a residence in Mountain View where about 100 people, many local high school students, were gathered.
- One person died at the scene and one of the 11 wounded remains in critical condition while several others are hospitalized.
- Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the shooting.
- Officers from the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, Hickory Police Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are leading the inquiry.
- Witnesses described chaotic scenes as partygoers ran for cover and called 911 during the gunfire.