Shooting at Person County courthouse injures deputies after courtroom attack
A shooting inside the Person County courthouse Thursday injured two deputies and sent one person to the hospital with critical injuries, according to the NBC affiliate in Raleigh.
WRAL News reported that a man was in court for a misdemeanor of false imprisonment and was found guilty.
The man started yelling and threw a chair. City of Roxboro officials said it appeared the man attempted to attack people inside the courtroom, including the bailiff, according to the report.
Two court officers worked to subdue the man, but apparently, during the struggle, the man got a hold of one of the officers' guns. At that point, an officer shot the man, the report said.
Roxboro city officials said one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Both officers suffered broken arms in the scuffle, according to WRAL's report.
The State Bureau of Investigation will be handling the investigation, which is typical in this type of shooting.
The Person County courthouse will be closed Thursday.