****UPDATE: The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Rashiya Melton.****
The 18-year-old girl who was shot in the head at a barn party in Cedar Grove early Sunday morning died around 4 p.m. Monday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The girl had been airlifted to UNC Hospitals after suffering a gunshot wound to the head.
Authorities were dispatched to the scene on Mill Creek Road shortly after 1:15 a.m. Sunday. When deputies arrived, roughly 150 people remained on the scene from the crowd estimated to have reached 300.
A second individual was shot in the leg and was treated and released from the UNC Hospitals Hillsborough campus, authorities said in an initial release Sunday afternoon.
Authorities said Monday evening that it was believed there were multiple shooters.
The identities of those involved have not been released.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Sergeant Dawn Hunter at (919) 245-2915 or by emailing dhunter@orangecountync.gov. Those with information can remain anonymous.
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