Police said multiple agencies are assisting with the investigation, and agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are on their way to the scene.

One person was killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting Thursday afternoon at a popular tourist spot in the Outer Banks. According to news reports, the incident happened around 2:37 p.m. at the Avalon Fishing Pier in Kill Devil Hills.

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — A shooting was reported at Avalon Fishing Pier on Thursday afternoon. An employee reported a shooting at the Kill Devil Hills pier this afternoon. There is no word on potential victims or a possible gunman.