‘We are a community in shock’

KDH Mayor John Windley’s statement on Avalon Pier shooting

On Saturday, Aug. 2, the Town of Kill Devil Hill posted this statement from Mayor John Windley regarding the July 31 fatal shooting at Avalon Pier.

𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑𝑦.”

“𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒.”

“𝐼’𝑚 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑐𝑘.”

“𝑊ℎ𝑦?”

These are only a few of the comments that we have heard over the past few days, from our neighbors, our coworkers, even thoughts we’ve had ourselves. We are a community in shock and are just trying to comprehend a senseless act of violence.

When I first heard about the incident at Avalon Pier, the world seemed to stop. All the noise of a busy Outer Banks summer went silent and was drowned out by sirens and complete disb

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