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1 killed, 1 injured in Elizabethtown graduation shooting

One person was killed and another was injured during a graduation party in Elizabethtown on Friday night.

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ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. — One person was killed and an 18-year-old was injured Friday night after a fight broke out at a large graduation party in Elizabethtown.

Eric L. Chancy, 20, who lived at the home where the party took place, was killed in the shooting, according to the Bladen County Sherriff's Office.

The shooting stemmed from an argument and several shooters were involved, according to the sheriff's office.

The teen who was injured in the shooting recently graduated from East Bladen High School.

No one was arrested related to the incident and the Bladen County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate.

If anyone has information about the shooting, authorities encourage them to call 910-862-6960.

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