HERTFORD, N.C. – A person in the Snug Harbor Community was killed in an accidental shooting on Thursday, August 11, 2022.
The Perquimans County 911 Center received a call 7:32 p.m. that someone been shot. The Perquimans County Sheriff’s Office and Perquimans County EMS were both immediately dispatched to the Snug Harbor Community and found that an accidental discharge of a weapon resulted in the death of the victim.
A bystander experienced a medical issue and had to be taken to a local hospital by an additional EMS crew was dispatched and provided treatment and transport to a local hospital.
This event has been investigated by the Perquimans County Sheriff’s Office and is being ruled accidental.