FBI offers $15K reward in Catawba County mass shooting; investigators ask for camera footage

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — Investigators were still collecting evidence Monday after 11 people were wounded and one was killed in a mass shooting that happened at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Walnut Acres Drive in Catawba County.

The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward leading to the identity, arrest, and successful prosecution of suspects.

At least two people fired shots where there were about 100 people at a house party, deputies said. Law enforcement said the homeowners were not home Saturday night and Sunday morning. Investigators are looking into whether the homeowners benefited financially from the party.

‘80 rounds fired’

Channel 9’s Dave Faherty spoke with a witness who said a gunman fired from a wood line above the home.

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The FBI, State Bureau of Investigation and Catawba County sheriff’s deputies were back at the scene Monday morning.

Shawn Patrick Hood, 58, of Lenoir, was shot and killed inside the home at the party that had people as young as 16 years old.

There was a coverage charge for people without identification, according to a Snapchat post.

Investigators said multiple weapons were used in the shooting and as many as 80 rounds were fired.

No one has been charged in connection with the shooting.

‘I was trying to run’

One of the shooting victims spoke with Faherty.

Some people at the party returned fire possibly saving lives, said Quentin Malone, who still had a bullet lodged in his ankle.

“I was trying to run and get out but since there was so many people, people were just falling over each other and tripping over each other,” Malone said. “I just, honestly, I froze. I didn’t know what else to do. And if there weren’t other people there that started firing back, I honestly think it would have been way worse than what it was.”

Investigators have not released a motive behind the shooting but a teenager who asked we not to be identified spoke about his friends getting shot and what he believes was the reason behind the shooting.

DRONE FOOTAGE: Scene of mass shooting on Walnut Acres Drive in Catawba County

DRONE FOOTAGE: Scene of mass shooting on Walnut Acres Drive in Catawba County Footage provided by the Catawba County Sheriff Office

“Just hate bro,” the teen said. “Just people having fun on social media and they see people doing this and doing that having more motion. Motion means money-wise or like having this or having something more than somebody.”

Four victims remained in the hospital on MOnday.

Alcohol Law Enforcement is involved in the investigation and agents are looking into the possibility of people drinking underage.

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The scene has expanded and investigators are asking residents along Highway 127, Huffman Farm Road, and Pittstown Road for camera footage. The investigators will remain in the area until Wednesday.