Arrest made in Winston-Salem park mass shooting
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Key Points:
- Winston-Salem police have arrested 18-year-old Joel Michael Gamble-Toliver in connection with a mass shooting at Leinbach Park that killed two juveniles and injured five others on April 20.
- The shooting began as a fight and escalated, resulting in the deaths of 16-year-old Daniel Jimenez Millian and 17-year-old Erubey Romero Medina, with five others injured.
- Gamble-Toliver faces charges including felony child abuse, felony riot, and is accused of firing a gun during the incident; he was also served with an unrelated outstanding warrant.
- Authorities warned that adults present at the fight, including young adults, will be charged to discourage enabling juvenile delinquent behavior.
- Police and local officials emphasized a zero-tolerance policy for violent crime in the community, pledging to pursue and prosecute offenders aggressively.
