Two people remain hospitalized Thursday following a shooting Tuesday in southern Granville County. The alleged shooter died near the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following an hours-long standoff with law enforcement.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Granville County Sheriff Robert Fountain identified the alleged suspect as 27-year-old Bradley McCurdy.
During the press conference, Fountain provided a timeline of events.
A 911 call came in Tuesday afternoon about the shootings, which Fountain said had a “domestic component.” Law enforcement arrived at Grand Oak Road, which has a Franklinton address although it is located in Granville County, several miles from Wilton Elementary and the intersection of Highways 56 and 96.
The female victim was shot twice in the back of the head, and a male victim was shot once, Fountain said. The female was listed in fair condition at the time of the news conference; the male was in critical condition. Their names were not released.
The suspect fled the scene in a white pickup truck, which was located and stopped on Pine Ridge Road off Hwy. 96 after law enforcement officers executed a traffic stop. Negotiators talked with the suspect in efforts to get him to exit the vehicle, Fountain said.
Talks continued into the evening, Fountain said. The sheriff initiated the conversation with the suspect, then handed it over to a Granville County Sheriff’s Office sergeant and the SBI.
Fountain said they set up a command center at Brassfield Volunteer Fire Department to develop a plan of action, with officers at the scene monitoring the situation.
It was about 10:30 p.m., he said, when a gunshot rang out. A drone was flown in to assess the scene and produced images of the suspect with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was removed from the vehicle, at which time life-saving measures were administered.
EMS transported him to a local hospital. He died of his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
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