UNION COUNTY, N.C. — The Union County Sheriff's Office said two adults were hurt and a child was missed narrowly by gunfire during a shooting incident on Saturday, Nov. 6.
According to deputies, the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday along Griffith Road. Three adults and an infant were inside a silver Honda Accord driving toward Plyler Mill Road when another car drove up behind their Accord.
Deputies say someone from the other car fired towards the Accord hitting two of the adults inside the car.
A 60-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Both remain in stable condition as of publication. Their names were not released publicly.
The Union County Sheriff's Office confirmed the woman injured was the child's mother. The man struck was the child's great uncle. The child and the child's father were uninjured.
Deputies noted bullets barely missed the child's car seat.
"We're just extremely fortunate and blessed that these folks are still with us," Union County Sheriff's Office Lt. James Maye said. "The Union County Sheriff's Office is going to run this down until we find these people and we arrest them. We will not allow crime like this to happen in our county and go unanswered."
Maye said situations like these are rare in the county, especially in the area where the incident took place.
The sheriff's office is still investigating. Anyone with information is urged to call them at 704-283-3789 or leave a Union County Crime Stoppers tip online or via phone at 704-283-5600.