GASTONIA, N.C. — Six people, including two police officers, are recovering from injuries after gunfire erupted overnight at a North Carolina nightclub, authorities said.
According to WSOC-TV, the shooting occurred about 11 p.m. Thursday at Remedies nightclub in Gastonia. The six victims' injuries were not believed to be serious, officials told the news outlet.
UPDATE: 5 people shot. At least one was a police officer. All non-life threatening injuries https://t.co/0D8VqvKIG7
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) November 13, 2020
Gastonia police arrested Alonzo Lewis Hamilton and Allen Slaughter in connection with the incident, WSOC reported. Each suspect is facing six counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon, according to the news outlet.
The wounded officers, identified as Sgt. E. Nelson and M. Lewis, “were working off-duty” at the club when the shooting occurred, the Police Department said in a news release. They were in the hospital Friday morning, WSOC reported.
Press release for incident involving Gastonia Police Officers shot in the line of duty. #gastonia #gastoniapolice #gastoniapolicedepartment
Posted by Gastonia Police Department on Friday, November 13, 2020
“Both are non-life threatening and are expected to recover,” the department said in a Facebook post. “Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.”
Two of our officers have been shot in the line of duty. Both are non-life threatening and are expected to recover....
Posted by Gastonia Police Department on Thursday, November 12, 2020
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