7 Dead in North Carolina in Multiple Incidents Including Drug House Shooting

Incidents occur within 24 hours in a quiet North Carolina community, including fatal shooting of five in suspected drug house; police confirm incidents not related and homicide rates this year surpass previous.

Seven people were killed in separate incidents, including five in a suspected drug house shooting, within a 24-hour period in a typically peaceful North Carolina community. The incidents were confirmed to be unrelated.
In addition to the five killed in the drug house shooting, another victim was found stabbed to death in a mobile home, and an armed man was shot dead by the police.
The five shooting victims, aged between 30 and 80, were found by the authorities after a friend checked on them and found them all shot to death. The victims' ethnic backgrounds are reported to be Caucasian, Black, and Hispanic.
Details about a possible suspect or the relationship between the victims in the drug house shooting remain unclear. The authorities are continuing their investigation and urging anyone with information to contact the Sampson County Sheriff's Office.
These incidents have caused a significant surge in the areas homicide rates, with eight homicides having been recorded so far this year, in contrast to the three recorded in the same area throughout the previous year.