VANCEBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — "Dangerous homicide suspect attacks deputy sheriff."

That is how the Craven County Sheriff's Office titled their post, urging the public to cautiously be on the lookout for arson and homicide suspect Dominic Liam Connelly — who also assaulted a deputy with a knife Wednesday night.

A Blue Alert was issued by the state just before 1 a.m. Thursday after the assault took place, which deputies said was near the Bojangles in Vanceboro on N.C. Highway 43 and Dawson Lane.

While searching for Connelly, deputies said they received a lead of a possible sighting of the suspect. "Connelly was in the bathroom of the business and used a knife to assault a Deputy Sheriff before fleeing the scene on foot," deputies said in their social media post.

"Connelly was last seen wearin

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