Two teenagers, ages 13 and 14, were shot during a high school basketball tournament at Catawba College in Salisbury on Wednesday night.
The boys were shot in the lobby area of the Goodman Gym during the Sam Moir Basketball Tournament during the game's halftime. NBC affiliate WCNC reports a fight broke out in the lobby of the gym. During the fight, one or more people fired shots towards the fight.
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The two boys that were shot were not part of the fight, according to police.
The 14-year-old boy was shot in the forearm and taken to Roward Medical Center while the 13-year-old boy was shot in the leg and airlifted to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Police said he was in good condition.
Firefighters said there was no other injuries reported in the shooting.
All children were accounted for following the shooting, authorities said, and the gym had been cleared out.
"We take the safety of our children very seriously, and we will continue working with law enforcement to do what is necessary to keep our students and staff safe," Rowan-Salisbury Schools said in a statement following the shooting. "Thank you for your patience as there are still many unanswered questions regarding this matter until law enforcement completes their investigation."
A shelter-in-place was put in place at the college as police investigated.
Catawba College said further games for the basketball tournament will not be played on the college's campus this week, NBC affiliate WCNC reports.