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Gaston County Community Mourns After Deadly Shooting on Forbes Road

A Thursday morning shooting at a home on Forbes Road in Gaston County, North Carolina, left four people wounded, with two later reported dead and two others hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Police responded to the residence shortly before 8:45 a.m. on September 10, 2026, and began lifesaving efforts after finding the victims inside.

Korede Abdulsalam
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Gaston County Community Mourns After Deadly Shooting on Forbes Road

A heartbreaking shooting in Gaston County, North Carolina, has left a community mourning after four people were found shot inside a home on Forbes Road Thursday morning.

Gaston County police received a 911 call about the shooting at approximately 8:40 a.m. on September 10. Officers responding to the home in the 2600 block of Forbes Road discovered four people with gunshot wounds inside the residence. They immediately began lifesaving measures until fire and emergency medical crews arrived.

Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the other two were transported to CaroMont Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to later reporting.

The investigation remains active. Authorities have not publicly released the identities of the victims or provided a full account of what led to the shooting. Police have also said the incident was isolated and that there was no continuing threat to the wider community.

The shooting has left loved ones and neighbors facing a devastating loss as investigators work to establish exactly what happened inside the home.

For those affected, what should have been an ordinary Thursday morning instead became a moment of tragedy, leaving families to confront grief while authorities continue their investigation.

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