Two dead, 12 hospitalized in North Carolina shooting

Two people were killed, seven were wounded and five others were hit by cars in a Charlotte, North Carolina, shooting today, June 22.

The shooting occurred around midnight at an "impromptu block party" that was a continuation of Juneteenth celebrations, according to USA Today.

In North Carolina’s largest city, while celebrating "Juneteenth" day, the police responded to a call about a pedestrian hit found hundreds of people in the streets, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Deputy Chief Johnny Jennings said.

After emergency services arrived, several shots were fired, scattering the crowd.

Five people were hit by vehicles while running away, Jennings said, adding that there was evidence of multiple shooters, but no one was in custody as of Monday morning, June 22.

Juneteenth, for which celebrations started Friday, commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago.