Federal and state agencies are helping local law enforcement investigate a gun attack that damaged two power substations in central North Carolina. A state of emergency has been imposed across the area.
Sunday night. It may take until Thursday to repair the damaged equipment and restore power across Moore County, a spokesperson for Duke Energy said.
Investigators are looking into whether the incident is linked to a drag queen show that took place in the town of Southern Pines that evening, but they have so far not found any connection, Fields said.the Fayetteville Observer“Recently there’s been a shift in our very small community,” Monique Baker, an attendee of the drag show and mother to children from the LGBTQ community, told The Washington Post.
Utility workers found evidence that “intentional vandalism” had occurred at two sites, said Fields, the Moore County sheriff. He said the outage is being investigated as criminal in nature.Fields declined to elaborate on how many gunshots hit each substation or whether there were security cameras that captured the attacks, citing a need to protect the investigation.that he spoke with state law enforcement and Duke Energy about the power outage and added that the state was providing support.
So Dix, 31, said she asked the roughly 320-member audience to turn on their cellphones’ flashlights. With the devices illuminating the room, Dix led the crowd in singing “Halo” by Beyoncé.
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