Suspects sought after 7 shot at NC Christmas party

Suspects sought after 7 shot at NC Christmas party

MADISON, N.C.

Two suspects were being tracked down Sunday after North Carolina investigators say seven people were shot during a private Christmas party attended by hundreds of people.

None of the victims appeared to suffer life-threatening injuries after being shot early Saturday at a Moose Lodge in Madison, about 25 miles north of Greensboro, deputies said. The two men were still at large Sunday, and no other details were being made public, Rockingham County Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Kevin Suthard said.

1 killed by typhoon in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines

A typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines weakened slightly today as it roared toward a congested region near the country’s capital, officials said.

They said Typhoon Nock-Ten killed at least one person, cut power to five provinces, and displaced thousands of villagers and travelers in Asia’s Catholic bastion.

A farmer died after being pinned by a fallen tree in Quezon province southeast of Manila a few hours after the typhoon slammed into the country Sunday night. It then blew westward across mountainous and island provinces, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking down communications, according to officials and local news reports.

Powerful quake shakes Chile; no deaths reported

SANTIAGO, Chile

A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 9:22 a.m. near the southern tip of Chiloe Island, about 25 miles south-southwest of Puerto Quello and at a depth of 22 miles. The area, some 800 miles south of the capital of Santiago, is relatively sparsely populated.

National emergency director Ricardo Toro told a news conference that some 4,000 people were evacuated for fear of a possible tsunami after the quake, but the alert was eased about 90 minutes after the temblor.

2 killed, 4 wounded in suburban NYC nightclub shooting

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y.

Police have arrested a man they say opened fire on a packed suburban New York City nightclub, killing two people and wounding four others.

Authorities say the suspect may have been ejected from the Mansion nightclub in Mount Vernon shortly before the 4:26 a.m. shooting on Christmas Day.

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas said in a statement Sunday that the establishment’s owner, O’Neal Bandoo, was killed. He says the name of the second person who died is being withheld pending family notification.

Officials identify 4 people fatally shot in eastern NC home

WILSON, N.C.

Authorities in North Carolina have identified the four people fatally shot in a home about 50 miles east of Raleigh.

Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Wanda D. Samuel says in a news release that the victims all lived at the residence where they were found by a family member Saturday afternoon.

Those slain are 54-year-old Tammy Lynette Pearce, 28-year-old Paul Shane Pearce, 47-year-old Selby Gene Outland and 23-year-old Dominique Nicole Privette. No details were given about their relationships.

Associated Press