Suspect jailed, 2nd man sought in NC shooting


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One suspect has been arrested and another is being sought on an assault charges in the shooting at a North Carolina courthouse that wounded two men.

A Nashville police news release said 36-year-old Demond Levar Morris of Rocky Mount was being held on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after his arrest late Wednesday. He was being held on $500,000 bond and had a court appearance Thursday morning.

The news release says authorities are seeking another man they suspect of being the gunman. An arrest warrant on assault with a deadly weapon charges has been filed against 31-year-old Brandon Tremaine Morris of Rocky Mount.

The victims were hospitalized in Greenville in critical condition as of Wednesday.

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