One person is dead and 11 others were hurt in a mass shooting early Sunday morning near Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said. The deadly shooting happened at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Authorities found 12 gunshot victims at 1125 Walnut Acres Drive in the Mountain View area of southwest Catawba County.
Deputies believe more than one suspect was involved in the shooting. Authorities are asking people who live in the area of Highway 127, Huffman Farm Road, and Pittstown Road to send camera footage to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the identity, arrest and prosecution of the suspect or suspects in the mass shooting, authorities announced on Monday. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Catawba County Sheriff's Office at 828-464-3112 or upload video and photos to a newly established FBI website.
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