CONCORD, N.C. — One person has died and two people were transported after a shooting in the parking lot of Dave & Buster's at Concord Mills Mall. All three victims are 16 or younger.
Concord Police urged people to avoid Concord Mills after officials responded for a shooting call Saturday evening. The police department stressed there was not an active shooter situation, but said they would remain on the scene.
Police confirmed the victim as 13-year-old Avenanna Propst. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her teacher told WCNC that Propst was an 8th grader at A.C.E. Academy public charter school.
Cabarrus County officials confirmed that in addition to the girl's death, two boys were transported to CMC Main in stable condition. Both are believed to have non-life-threatening injuries. One boy is 16 and one is 15. Concord Police Chief Gary J. Gaceksaid in a tweet that the two "are lucky to be alive!"
It's not known if they were together. Concord Police said the victims were "possibly in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Police don't currently believe the 13-year-old girl was the intended target.
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