Law enforcement, including units from the Moore County Sheriff’s Department, is currently in a standoff with a person at a home on Peach Street in Candor, Montgomery County, on Tuesday.
According to radio traffic, a person is barricaded inside the home, and shots have reportedly been fired.
Officials created a landing zone for air care at the nearby Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church.
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) was called to the scene.
“At approximately 10:45 this morning, ALE was requested by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to assist with a barricaded hostage situation involving a subject potentially shooting at local law enforcement officers,” said ALE. “This investigation is currently ongoing, and our special operations group (SOG) has responded to assist along with North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.”
As more information is released, this article will be updated.
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Feature photo via North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement.
