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Three killed, one hospitalized in shooting at North Carolina home, state investigators say

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said deputies responding to a home on Brooks Road in Prospect Hill just before 8 a.m. Wednesday found multiple people shot; the agency says there is no threat to the public.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 5, 2026, 1:42 p.m. ETWritten Aug 19, 2026, 8:51 p.m. ET
people were killed and one person was taken to a hospital after a shooting at in , , on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. The count of killed and one injured is the bureau's, given as of , and may be revised as the investigation continues. The State Bureau of Investigation said deputies responded to a call for service at the home just before 8 a.m. "Deputies arriving on scene found multiple people who had been shot," the agency said. "One person was transported to Duke University Hospital with a gunshot wound, and there are multiple other fatalities." Sheriff Tony Durden said, "One person was transferred to Duke University Hospital with gunshot wounds and we do not have a condition." Authorities placed the shooting in , north of Raleigh. Officially, the location has been described only to the level of the . Sheriff Durden said "everyone involved is an adult and belongs to the same family," and added: "This was an isolated incident and please keep the family in your prayers." Neither the bureau nor the sheriff identified those killed or the person taken to the hospital, and neither gave a motive. A suspect is dead, . The State Bureau of Investigation said, "SBI Crime scene investigators are on scene processing evidence and conducting interviews. There is NO THREAT to the general public." agencies gathered outside the home on Brooks Road as the investigation continued: the Sheriff's Office, the State Highway Patrol and the State Bureau of Investigation. The incident is no longer active.

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