Jam the K-9 finds gun believed to be used in Bladen County plant shooting

Friday, November 22, 2019
TAR HEEL, N.C. (WTVD) -- An ATF K-9 played a big role in the aftermath of Thursday's shooting at a hog processing plant in Bladen County.

ATF Charlotte tweeted Friday saying JAM the dog found the pistol believed to have been used in the shooting.
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Jam found the gun underneath some leaves in the woods.

Two Smithfield Foods employees were injured in the shooting; one of which was a female who was described as being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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The suspect, Jaquante Williams, 20, was found in the woods just outside the hog processing plant. Williams is now facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder.

According to Sheriff Jim McVicker, the shooting stemmed from a weeks-long dispute between Williams and one of the victims.
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