Federal, state and local authorities on Monday said they were continuing to press their investigation into Saturday night s attack on two power transmission substations in Carthage and West End.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said on Tuesday that "a serious national conversation" about protecting critical infrastructure is needed after the attack. Duke Energy Corp, which provides power to the area, said more than 35,000 customers were without power on Tuesday morning in Moore County, where the FBI and the U.S. Department of Energy along with local and state law enforcement agencies were investigating Saturday's shootings at the substations.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he wants utilities to ramp up electric grid security following Saturday’s gunfire attack on two electrical substations in Moore County that knocked out power to about 45,000 customers.