25-Year-Old Man Shot Twice In Burke County, Deputies Searching For Suspect

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A 25-year-old man was shot in the back in Burke County last week.

Deputies with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office were called around 8 p.m. to 2710 Mill Race Road where Jeremy Nathaniel Smith of Denver was found suffering from two gunshot wounds to the back.

Smith was transported to CHS Morganton for medical treatment.

Burke County deputies are investigating what led up to the shooting.

No information on the suspect has been released.

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