After the shooting, officers quickly identified a suspect and arrested him in Southern Shores, about 8 miles away.

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.