Washington, August 06 (QNA) – US authorities announced that several people were killed and others injured in a shooting in the Prospect Hill area of ​​Caswell County, North Carolina.

Authorities confirmed that the incident appears to be an isolated event, and there is no threat to the general public, adding that police and state highway patrol units responded to the scene immediately after receiving reports of the shooting.

Mass shootings remain among the most prominent security and social challenges facing the United States in recent decades, with such incidents occurring at an increasing rate and claiming dozens of lives each year.

These shootings have taken place in a wide range of locations, including schools, universities, shopping centers, workplaces, and public events. (QNA)