All power has been restored in central North Carolina, where gunfire led to massive power outages, officials said as a $75,000 reward was offered for information that leads to the shooter or shooters.
December 8, 2022, 3:45 AMAll power has been restored in central North Carolina, where gunfire led to massive power outages, officials said WednesdayBy 6 p.m. all homes and businesses in Moore County that had been plunged into darkness had power back on, four days after someone shot up two substations, Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks said.
Gov. Roy Cooper has called the shootings at two substations in Moore County, population 100,000, about 50 miles southwest of Raleigh, a “criminal attack.” No arrests have been announced and no suspect or suspects have been identified in the shooting at two substations around 5 miles apart Saturday. The person or people responsible drove to the substations, breaching a gate in one case, and opened fire, FieldsDuke Energy said the vandalism destroyed large and vital pieces of equipment, which needed to be replaced. The utility said that is a slow and methodical process, as well as testing.Without power for central home heat, thousands of Sandhills region residents had to break out heavy blankets to deal with overnight low temperatures that reached freezing Sunday and Monday.
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, a 402-bed facility in Pinehurst, was operating on backup power. The health system said there was no interruption to patient care.A state of emergency was declared, and a curfew of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. was imposed. The restoration of power led officials Wednesday to announce that the curfew will be lifted at 5 a.m. Thursday.
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