BERTIE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin has shared the names of the victims in Tuesday’s shooting that left one person dead and two others injured.

Ruffin says 25-year-old Tahj Bazemore was killed while 19-year-old Jahquavion Carter and 20-year-old Ahmarion Thompson were wounded and airlifted to a local hospital. All are residents of Merry Hill.

The Bertie County Sheriff’s Office called in the State Bureau of Investigation to assist.

The shooting happened in front of the Family Mart at 745 NC 45.

The SBI told WITN that the people involved knew each other.

The sheriff’s office has yet to share details of a suspect or arrest in connection to the crime.

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