1 person injured, man taken into custody following Wayne County shooting

Saturday, March 23, 2024
PIKEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Wayne County officials are investigating after a person barricaded themselves inside a home Saturday afternoon.

According to officials, Wayne County deputies responded to calls about a shooting on Brookside Way near Willowbrook Drive. When deputies arrived they found located one unresponsive victim outside of a home. Deputies said a neighbor was administering CPR to the victim until emergency officials arrived.
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The person was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
Officials said the Sheriff's Office SWAT team searched the home where the incident happened and found no other victims or suspects. Deputies then identified the suspect and found him in a field behind the home.
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He was taken into custody, and taken in for questioning, officials said.

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