India, June 2 -- At least 80 shots were fired in a North Carolina neighbourhood early Sunday, leaving one person dead and 12 others injured during what authorities said was a house party.

The Catawba County sheriff's office confirmed that the gunfire broke out around 12.45 am in the city of Hickory. "There was more than one shooter," officials said.

One victim remains in critical condition while 10 others have been hospitalised with serious injuries, authorities said.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Hickory Police Department are leading the investigation into the shooting, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No names or ages of the victims have yet been released.

According to WSOC-TV, inv...