Moore County substation attack

Moore County substation attack
Moore County substation attack
	Damaged substation fence in West End
Location	Moore County, North Carolina, U.S.
Date	December 3, 2022 ; c. 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Target	Duke Energy substations
Attack type	Sabotage
Weapons	Firearms
Deaths	1

On 3 December 2022, a shooting attack was carried out on two electrical distribution substations located in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. Damage from the attack left up to 40,000 residential and business customers without electrical power. Initial estimates were that up to four days could be required to fully restore power in the area. A state of emergency and corresponding curfew were enacted by local government officials in the wake of the incident.^[1]

^ "'Intentional, willful and malicious': 40K without power after substation attacks in Moore County". The Fayetteville Observer. December 4, 2022. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Associated Press.

[fayobserver1-1] "'Intentional, willful and malicious': 40K without power after substation attacks in Moore County". The Fayetteville Observer. December 4, 2022. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Associated Press.

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