SALISBURY, N.C. — The Salisbury Police Department says they’re working to find whoever shot two people along Bringle Ferry Road and Green Street Sunday afternoon.
Officers found the two victims at a gas station.
Police are looking for what sparked the violence and who is responsible.
It was normal afternoon traffic caught on a doorbell camera along Bringle Ferry, until the sound of cars was replaced by gunfire.
“Me and my brother and my son was sitting in the living room,” said Tonia Parks, a neighbor. “We was watching TV and we just heard six shots.”
Police believe the victims drove to a convenience store off Innes Street.
When officers arrived, one of the victims was dead and the other is expected to recover.
On Monday, the deceased victim has been identified as Jeron Ellis, 17. The second victim is Dionte Tillman, 30.
Parks has lived in the area for years and is sick of the violence.
“I just wish the gunshots would stop because it’s taking a lot of our young people away from us and I feel like our young people are leaving before we are,” said Parks.
Police have not said if the incident was a drive-by shooting.
A lot of neighbors are worried.
“I keep to myself and don’t bother nobody, you know?” Parks said.
The State Bureau of Investigation has been called in to assist with the case. They are hoping that someone in the community can provide a tip that will lead to an arrest.
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