UNION COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- An officer-involved shooting is under investigation after one person was shot by a deputy, according to the Union County Sheriff's Office (UCSO).
The UCSO first reported the incident just before 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Deputies were called to a home on Canary Court for a domestic disturbance between two people involving a weapon. This is in a neighborhood northwest of Wingate.
While deputies were on scene, one of the people involved in the dispute was shot by a UCSO deputy, according to authorities. That person has non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. No deputies were hurt in the incident.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is in charge of investigating the shooting. Officials say