https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/04/us/power-outage-moore-county-criminal-investigation/index.html
2 substations damaged by gunfire in NC county where 40,000 customers lost power, fire official says
Tina Burnside
By Nicole Grether, Gloria Pazmino and Tina Burnside, CNN
Updated 2:47 PM EST, Sun December 4, 2022
Authorities in a North Carolina county where 40,000 customers lost power say two power substations were damaged by gunfire Saturday night.
A gate at one of the locations also appears to have been taken off its hinges, Mike Cameron of the Southern Pines Fire and Rescue Department told CNN on Sunday afternoon.
The power outage in Moore County is being investigated as a “criminal occurrence” after crews found signs of potential vandalism at several locations, CNN previously reported.
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More than 38,000 customers were without power across the county Sunday morning, according to the Duke Energy outage map. According to poweroutage.us, about 41,000 customers had lost power in Moore County and neighboring Hoke County.
Crews were experiencing “multiple equipment failures” that are affecting substations in Moore County, Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks told CNN affiliate WRAL.
“We are also investigating signs of potential vandalism related to the outages,” Brooks said.