2 NC Officers Shot at Off-Duty job

Six people were shot, including two police officers, outside a nightclub in Gastonia, NC, Thursday night, Gastonia police say.

The incident happened at Remedies Nightclub on Union Road in Gastonia at 11 p.m. Gastonia police say officers were working off-duty at the nightclub when they attempted to de-escalate a situation, WBTV reports.

“Two officers were shot," police say. "Sergeant E. Nelson and Officer M. Lewis sustained non-life threatening injuries.”

Friday morning, police said two suspects, Alonzo Lewis Hamilton and Allen Slaughter, were taken into custody.

Four patrons were shot and suffered minor injuries.