WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- One of the two people killed Wednesday night in Winston-Salem was a 17-year-old, according to police.
The teenager was going to turn 18 on Christmas next month.
At 7:55 p.m., police responded to a report of shots fired at the the Cambridge Apartments complex on West 23rd Street.
The teenager arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound and later died.
At 9:35 p.m., officers responded to another homicide after a man was shot on the 3300 block of Gilmer Avenue.
On the scene, officers found 32-year-old James Lamont Stephens lying on the road.
He had suffered a gunshot wound and died.
Police do not believe the two homicides are connected in any way.
Police have not released any information regarding possible suspects.