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ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina firefighter was shot while
responding to a call for a fire alarm on Monday morning in
Ellerbe, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office and
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
One fire truck and one firefighter in a personal vehicle
responded to the scene, where they were met with gunfire and a
firefighter was hit. Deputies responded and took a suspect into
custody. The injured firefighter was airlifted to a trauma
center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The suspect is charged with two counts of assault on emergency
personnel with a firearm and one count of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury. The State
Bureau of Investigation was called in to help. As of Monday
afternoon, they were still collecting evidence at the scene and
had no comment on a possible motive.
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