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1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting in Henderson

Fatal Shooting in Henderson

Steve Marcus

Henderson Police hold up crime scene tape for a police vehicle to enter following a fatal shooting in a residential area near Major Avenue and Van Wagenen Street in Henderson Friday, May 31, 2019.

Updated Friday, May 31, 2019 | 2:38 p.m.

Fatal Shooting in Henderson

Henderson Police Lt. Kirk Moore briefs reporters on a fatal shooting in a residential area near Major Avenue and Van Wagenen Street in Henderson Friday, May 31, 2019. Launch slideshow »

One person was killed and two juveniles were critically injured in a shooting today in Henderson, police said. It wasn't clear how many shooters there were, but nobody else was involved in the incident, Henderson Police Lt. Kirk Moore said.

Officers responded to reports of gunfire about 11:20 a.m. in the 300 block of Bright Sumac Court, near Van Wagenen Street and Major Avenue, Moore said. One of the victims was found in a car that crashed in the area, Moore said.

The ages of the surviving victims was not known, Moore said.