EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson says a teenager wanted in Friday night’s football game shooting has been identified, but is not yet in custody.

Two teens were injured by the gunfire during the game between Tarboro and Southwest Edgecombe in Pinetops.

Atkinson says a 17-year-old boy was shot in the back, while a 16-year-old girl was grazed by gunfire on her hand.

A weapon got onto the campus, despite law enforcement presence, metal detectors, and weapons detection systems in place.

“That’s the toughest thing about all this,” says Superintendent Andy Bryan. “Despite our best efforts, with weapons detection systems and metal detectors, a number of deputies, and administrators support staff...something still got into the stadium.”

The sheriff says

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