WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Gunfire rang out as shots were fired into an office at the Winston-Salem Police Department on Monday afternoon. Officers scrambled and managed to capture the suspect, according to WSPD.
Shortly before 4 p.m., shots were fired into the police office on North Point Boulevard. Officers quickly responded and tracked the suspect to the area of Hanes Park. A shot was then fired by at least one officer, and the suspect is in custody, FOX 8 Greensboro reported.
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The park is closed as law enforcement authorities conduct the investigation.
A local reporter spoke to a motorist near the shooting. The unidentified woman said another vehicle slammed into the side of her car and kept going. During the hit-and-run collision she was able to see a gun in the hand of the driver. Shortly afterward she heard about 10 shots fired.
There were no further details released at the time of publication.
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