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Brawl at family event at North Carolina country club leaves one man dead and multiple people shot, stabbed and beaten
Sampson County Sheriff's deputies responded to fight at a private party at the Lakewood County Club clubhouse in Salemburg
By REGINA F. GRAHAM
3 July 2016
A massive brawl at a family event in North Carolina has left one man dead and several others who were either shot, stabbed or beaten hospitalized in serious condition.
Authorities responded to the brawl that broke out during a private party at the Lakewood County Club clubhouse in Salemburg around 2.30am and found several groups of people fighting.
Family oriented Lakewood Country Club
"You had close to a hundred people here. You had alcohol involved, which is always a recipe for disaster when you have that many [Negroes] and alcohol involved,' Captain Eric Pope of the Sampson County Sheriff's Office said.
Three people were shot, one person was stabbed and two people were beaten during the massive fight, the sheriff's office said.
One victim, Anthony King, of Roseboro, died a few hours later from the injuries he sustained in the shocking incident.
Anthony King
'We just got unlucky last night and we're going to do everything we can to make sure that it doesn't happen again,' Pritchard said.
'We're proud of this place, and we're going to continue to put our stamp on it as a safe environment and family oriented.'
Jerry Faircloth, one of the board members of the club who lives nearby, said he heard about a dozen gunshots and a lot of screaming during the incident.
He said that the board members will look into changing the club's rental policies.
Faircloth added that they have not had problems in the past, but 'we'll be more careful about who we rent the clubhouse to' going forward.
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