A juvenile was shot and injured at a carnival in Fayetteville this past weekend, according to local police reports. The incident, which unfolded in the 6900 block of Cliffdale Road, was reported just after 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, shedding a distressing light on what was meant to be an evening of amusement. The Fayetteville Police Department, in a news release cited by CBS17, described their ongoing investigation, simply stating, "This is an active investigation."
Details about the juvenile's condition are limited, but ABC11 reports that police found the victim with a gunshot wound and quickly took them to the hospital for treatment. The incident cast a shadow over the carnival, where families and children had gathered to have fun, not to be caught in violence.
WRAL added to the narrative by reporting that the harmed individual, whose age has been withheld, was taken to the hospital with injuries from a gunshot wound. As questions swirl amid the investigation into how this violence came to disrupt a community event intended for joy, authorities are expected to thoroughly piece together the events that led to the shooting.
