RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. — One person was injured and airlifted to a hospital following a shooting in Rutherford County Tuesday afternoon.
Officials said the incident happened at Mack’s Liver Mush and Meats on McKee Road, close to the Rutherford–Cleveland county line.
Deputies say the caller advised that an employee had been shot in the chest, and the shooter was still inside the plant.
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Donta Laney, of Forest City.
Laney has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and is being held without bond.
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