TAR HEEL, N.C. — Bladen County Sheriff's Investigators say they captured a gunman who opened fire at Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel early Thursday morning, seriously injuring two co-workers.
A sheriff's statement says deputies got a call about an active shooter situation at the plant around 12:15 a.m. It said a man and woman were airlifted to hospitals. Their conditions were unclear as of later Thursday morning.
Investigators say the shooter, dressed in all black, ran from the meatpacking plant and was captured in a nearby wooded area.
Authorities identified the suspect as 20-year-old Jaquante Hakeem Williams and say he surrendered without incident. Media outlets report he worked at the plant.
Deputies charged Williams with two counts of attempted first-degree murder. He is being held in the Bladen County Jail under no bond.
Smithfield Foods employees have been allowed to return to work.