A tragic shooting at a house party in Mountain View, a peaceful area near Hickory, North Carolina, left one person dead and eleven others injured early Sunday morning, June 1. Authorities responded to the scene on Walnut Acres Drive around 12:45 a.m., according to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.
Roughly 100 people, including children, were attending a pool party when multiple shots were fired. The shooting occurred outside and involved both the front and back yards of the residence. The scene extended to a nearby yard, making it a large and active investigation area.