ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — Two deputies shot a man in Alamance County after he pointed a weapon at them, officials said.
Deputies arrived at the house where the man was located just after 10 p.m. on Friday with a warrant for his arrest for assault on a female, ACSO officials said. The assault happened in Guilford County, officials said.
According to deputies, the man refused to leave the house and barricaded himself inside. Deputies were warned that the man may have weapons inside the house. The deputies waited for the ACSO's negotiator to arrive at the scene.
Sometime after the negotiator started communicating with the man, he came out of the house with a weapon and pointed at deputies, ACSO officials said. Two deputies shot the man, officials said. No one else was injured, according to the ACSO.
Officers gave the man medical aid. EMS crews arrived shortly after and took the man to a hospital. WFMY News 2 spoke to the man's brother who said the man was shot in the stomach and was still alive as of Saturday afternoon.
An investigation is underway. Per protocol, both deputies were placed on administrative leave pending the SBI investigation. ASCO officials did not confirm the man's identity.