KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - An investigation is underway after a deadly shooting in Kinston.

Kinston police were called to the 500 block of East Bright Street just before midnight Saturday for a report of a person who had been shot.

When officers got to the scene, they found the victim, Dishon Blount, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Officers tried giving him life-saving measures, but Blount died at the scene.

After the shooting, police say the person or people involved ran from the area.

Kinston police say their investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and they are following up with leads on the case.

If you have any information related to the shooting, you’re asked to call the Kinston Police Department at 252-939-4020 or Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.

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