GOLDSBORO, N.C. — One person is dead and another is in critical condition following a shooting Monday evening in Goldsboro.
According to the Goldsboro Police Department, officers responded to the 1100 block of North Jefferson Avenue around 7:33 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, after receiving a report of an individual who had been shot.
Upon arrival, officers located 41-year-old Cory James Hodges of Smithfield suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel pronounced Hodges dead at the scene.
A short time later, officers learned that a second shooting victim had arrived at a local hospital in a private vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.
The second victim was identified as 37-year-old Tachelle Denise Stewart, also of Smithfield.
Stewart was subsequently transported to ECU Health Medical Center for further treatment, where she remains listed in critical condition.
The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigations Division and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene to begin investigating the shooting.
Authorities have not released information regarding a possible suspect, motive, or the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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