pproteinc wrote:So appearently there was a scuffle today around 7pm upon me running to my car and back. Looks to be a group of teens and one of them was lying on the ground holding his side. I was told he was shot yet I didn't hear any gun fire so I don't know how true it is. He was bleeding bad tho.
tarheel1231 wrote:http://wncn.com/2016/09/05/person-shot-seriously-injured-near-carowinds-amusement-park/
What the hell?!
Chris wrote:The idea that they disassembled the entire ride and did not paint it is still one of the most baffling decisions I've seen CF make at Carowinds.
tarheel1231 wrote:http://wncn.com/2016/09/05/person-shot-seriously-injured-near-carowinds-amusement-park/
What the hell?!
Deere839 wrote:tarheel1231 wrote:http://wncn.com/2016/09/05/person-shot-seriously-injured-near-carowinds-amusement-park/
What the hell?!
Any new details?
YORK COUNTY, S.C. - Police are looking for whoever shot a teenage boy Monday night in a parking lot at Carowinds theme park.
Deputies said a 14-year-old was shot twice in the abdomen by a man who drove up and fired several shots at him in the parking lot of the amusement park.
The call for shots fired went out just after 7 p.m. on the South Carolina side of the park that straddles the state line.
Deputies said the victim, a 14-year-old boy, was shot twice in the abdomen.
Paramedics said the teen suffered serious injuries, but there has been no update on his condition.
"We are assisting both Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and the York County Sheriff’s Office in this active investigation" Carowinds officials said.
Authorities believe the shooting was an isolated incident and deputies said they don't think the incident was random.
"We view this as an isolated incident," York County Sheriff's Office spokesman Trent Faris said. "I can tell you we believe it stemmed from an earlier argument that happened inside the park."
He said the shooting happened as the park was closing.
"By the time we arrived, it was fairly calm," Faris said.
Deputies said an eyewitness at a gas station just outside the park on Carowinds Boulevard heard someone in the suspect's car talking about going to the park and assaulting the victim.
A short time later, the shooting happened.
No arrest have been made, but Channel 9 discovered Tuesday morning that a search warrant was issued for a possible suspect.
Police were looking for a blue Dodge Magnum, and the search warrant revealed that CMPD found that car with a paper tag in the parking lot at Waterford Square Apartments on Pineville-Matthews Road in south Charlotte.
The vehicle has been towed to the York County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses told police that a man with dread locks got out of the car and fired several shots at the victim.
The report noted that two girls were fighting near the victim when he was shot, but it didn't indicate whether the argument played a role in the shooting.
Responding deputies found the teenage victim sitting in the grass when they arrived.
The park was closed Tuesday and is now operating on weekends only under its regular fall schedule.
Carowinds is grateful to all first responders who selflessly provide critical services to our community. To show our appreciation, we’re offering a special First Responders Discount Rate on Sunday, September 11. All first responders will receive 50% off full-price regular admission. In addition, eligible participants may purchase up to four (4) additional tickets for 50% off the full-price regular admission. First responders must present a valid agency I.D. or similar credentials upon purchase. This offer is only available Sunday, September 11.
Eligible personnel include:
• Fire and Rescue first responders
• Emergency Medical Services employees (EMT/EMS)
• Municipal and County Police and Sheriff’s officers
• Highway Patrol Officers
• Corrections Officers
• State and federal law enforcement officers
• Fish and Wildlife Field officers
• U.S. Forest Service Rangers
• National Park Service personnel
• Homeland Security agents
• Environmental Protection law enforcement officers
