The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that the Caswell County Sheriff's Office requested assistance regarding an early morning mass shooting on Brooks Road in Prospect Hills, which left an unknown number of dead and at least one victim hospitalized.
No suspect has been identified, but officials said: "There is no threat to the general public at this time."
Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to a mass shooting in the Prospect Hills area of North Carolina. https://t.co/LYFyr0y6m9
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The NCSBI posted an update on social media Wednesday afternoon:
***** CASWELL COUNTY UPDATE *****
— NC SBI (@SBI1937) August 5, 2026
(CASWELL COUNTY, N.C.) -- The Caswell County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for service just before 8 a.m. today at 352 Brooks Road in Prospect Hill, NC.
Deputies arriving on scene found multiple people who had been shot. One person was…
***** CASWELL COUNTY UPDATE *****
(CASWELL COUNTY, N.C.) -- The Caswell County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for service just before 8 a.m. today at 352 Brooks Road in Prospect Hill, NC.
Deputies arriving on scene found multiple people who had been shot. One person was transported to Duke University Hospital with a gunshot wound, and there are multiple other fatalities. Caswell County Sheriff Tony Durden immediately requested the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
SBI Crime scene investigators are on scene processing evidence and conducting interviews. There is NO THREAT to the general public, and the event is contained to the above address.
The Caswell County Sheriff's Office is the lead agency on this case. They are assisted by the SBI, the NC State Highway Patrol, the Prospect Hill Fire Department, Caswell County EMS, Caswell County Emergency Management, Caswell County 911, and the Person County Sheriff's Office.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available through press releases and the SBI and Caswell County Sheriff's Office social media platforms.
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