Juvenile in life-threatening condition after shooting in Winston-Salem [Video]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A juvenile is in critical life-threatening condition after being shot on Shalimar Drive in Winston-Salem on Saturday night.

According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, officers responded to the 1000 block of Shalimar Drive around 8:15 p.m. Saturday for a reported shooting. When they arrived, they found a juvenile “in the backyard beside the church, suffering from a gunshot wound.”

The church mentioned in the press release is Emmanuel Baptist Church at 1075 Shalimar Drive.

Officers began life-saving procedures on the juvenile and he was transported to the hospital in “critical life-threatening condition.”

No information about a suspect is available at this time. Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700, Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800, or En Espanol 336-728-3904. You can also view “Crime Stoppers of Winston-Salem Forsyth County” on Facebook. 

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