SCOTLAND NECK, N.C. — The town of Scotland Neck is under a state of emergency and a temporary nightly curfew in place after multiple shootings in a span of only a few days.
According to Mayor Eddie Braxton, the curfew started at 9 p.m. on Friday and ends at 6 a.m. Thursday.
On Wednesday at 6 p.m., police and deputies responded to the 200 block of East 13th Street, where a young male was found in a car suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to the thigh. According to police, the actual shooting occurred near Grace Street and East 10th Street.
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