The altercation occurred at the Lakewood Country Club near Salemburg, N.C. (Lakewood Country Club)A North Carolina country club turned into a fight club early Sunday morning after a brawl broke out that left one person dead and several others seriously injured. Two people were shot, one person was stabbed and one person was beaten during the altercation, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to the Lakewood Country Club, near Salemburg, N.C., about 2:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving multiple calls reporting gunshots and a fight at the clubhouse, according to the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office. But club director Curt Pritchard did make an earlier statement, suggesting to WRAL that the altercation was a freak accident. “Responding deputies discovered several groups fighting upon their arrival and attempted to break up the fights,” a statement from the sheriff’s office said.

Source: Washington Post July 03, 2016 21:21 UTC