Police: Shooting outside hookah lounge leaves 1 dead, 4 hurt
Police in North Carolina say one person was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in the parking lot of a North Carolina hookah lounge
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Your support makes all the difference.One person was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in the parking lot of a North Carolina hookah lounge, police said.
The shooting happened shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday at the V Luxx Hookah Lounge, the Fayetteville Police Department said in a statement posted on Facebook.
A male victim died at the scene and four adults were transported to a hospital, including one listed in critical condition and three with minor injuries, police said.
An initial investigation found an “altercation" inside the lounge led to a shooting in the parking lot, police said.
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