COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A shooting into an occupied home near Sandyfield and East Arcadia in Columbus County is under investigation, according to the county sheriff’s office.
According to the incident, five people, including a child, were at the home on Browntown Road when the shooting occurred Monday afternoon.
A deputy responded at around 4:30 p.m., where they observed damage to the front of the home as a result of the shooting. Multiple shell casings were recovered from the nearby roadway and one round was found inside the home.
A victim told the deputy that a vehicle had driven by and began shooting. That victim sustained a minor cut to their hand in the incident.
The investigation is ongoing.
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