New: One killed, two injured in River Bluff shooting – Daily Reflector – Greenville Daily Reflector

A shooting late Tuesday night at apartments off River Bluff Road left a 26-year-old man dead and two others injured.

Greenville Police Chief Mark Holtzman said Rufus Gregory Stancil of West Third Street was killed. He was pronounced dead on scene in the parking lot in the 100 block of River Bluff.

Officers responded about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday to a shooting call and was told there was at least one victim, Holtzman said. Additional calls came in, indicating that there were at least two victims.

Upon arrival, police found Stancil dead in the parking lot. Two other people had been shot and were transported to Vidant Medical Center for treatment.

Multiple rounds were fired, Holtzman said, and there are two crime scenes off River Bluff. Stancil was found in a parking lot in the 100 block. Officers also found shell casings in the 200 block. Both areas were roped off with crime scene tape.

Holtzman said Stancils family members arrived on scene and officers had notified them of his death. Several people stood nearby and were crying.

The conditions of the other victims are unknown. Holtzman could not say where on the body each person was shot nor if the injuries are considered life-threatening.

A news release issued early Wednesday said the police department is temporarily withholding the names of those victimspending the notification of family members. The release also said no further information about the shooting would be released overnight.

The chief said the investigation is in the early stages and he could not provide details about any suspects or what might have prompted the incident.

Dozens of Greenville police vehicles remained on scene into the early-morning hours Wednesday. A crime scene investigation unit pulled up about 1:30 a.m.

Officers were canvassing the area, shining flashlights in grassy spots near two of the apartment buildings inside the crime scene tape.

A man who was running in the area before the shooting said he heard between 40 and 50 shots ring out.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, Tyler Norville said, describing what he heard.

Norville, 23, said he usually runs in the area late at night because its cooler. He was near the front of the neighborhood when the gunfire erupted, and he said he saw a couple vehicles leaving at a high rate of speed.

Soon, the entire street was filled with police vehicles, Norville said.

Norville, along with several others in the neighborhood, walked closer to the scene to find out what happened. Others watched from their balconies.

Greenville police, Greenville Fire-Rescue and the Pitt County Sheriffs Office responded.

Check back for additional details.

Contact Kristin Zachary at kzachary@reflector.comor 252-329-9571. Follow her on Twitter @kristinzachary.

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