PINEBLUFF, N.C. (WNCN) — Moore County authorities say a shooting that resulted in a woman being airlifted to a hospital is being investigated as a domestic incident.
Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields on Tuesday said 39-year-old Nicole Lowen was in critical condition at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill after being shot in the chest.
Fields also identified 42-year-old Jason Vuncannon as the man found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Fields says Lowen and Vuncannon lived together at the Pinebluff home where the shooting was reported shortly after 4 p.m. Monday.
Fields says investigators are trying to determine what led to the shooting.