Police: 2 dead, 3 hurt, including 2 officers with non-life-threatening injuries, in shootout
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Five people were shot in North Carolina Saturday night including two police officers who received non-life-threatening injuries.
Gaston County EMS told the Gaston Gazette (http://bit.ly/1MZPUbB ) that two men were killed and two officers and another person received non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
Gaston County Police Chief Bill Melton said that police were called to a community, about 22 miles west of Charlotte, at 9:18 p.m. in regard to a shooting. He said it is not clear who shot whom. Gaston EMS took three people to area hospitals. The two officers, both men, were not identified. Neither were the two deceased.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gaston County commissioners chairman Tracy Philbeck tweeted about the shooting on Saturday, saying "Please keep our officers in your prayers. More info to follow as I know more...."
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Information from: The Gaston Gazette, http://www.gastongazette.com