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SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - Salisbury Police are investigating a shooting that happened just after midnight Sunday morning at a restaurant in Salisbury.

At about 12:05 a.m., police say someone shot at six people following a party at Thelma’s Down Home Cooking. The restaurant is located at 1935 Jake Alexander Boulevard in Salisbury.

In a tweet Sunday morning, Salisbury Police clarified its original statement saying that six people are being treated for gunshot wounds. The person with the most serious injuries was flown to Wake Forest Baptist Medical. Police say the victim is in stable condition. The other five people who were shot are being treated at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Police say one person was shot in the chest.

Police said the shooting occurred inside the restaurant.

My niece & her family live in Granite Quarry,I think about how their young kids hear and deal with the troubles in the area.

I have a sister in the west Rowan area. They rarely go to Salisbury. Too many problems there.

I inherited my home-place in Spencer near North Rowan High School and North Middle School. I grew up there at a time when you never thought about locking your doors at night. Sadly, those days are gone with the wind. "Quoth the raven..."

I grew up just across the river in Davidson County. Salisbury used to be a nice place to visit, and we went there for errands more than Lexington. Surprised to hear of all the violence and issues there the last few years.

Salisbury is my home town and unfortunately it suffers from relatively high unemployment, drug problems and lots of property crime. The town has never totally recovered from the closing of much of the textile industry many years ago. There are signs of recovery and economic development currently, but still a long way to go.

Sounds like a lot of former manufacturing towns across the country.