WINGATE, N.C. – A person is recovering in the hospital after they were shot by Sheriff’s deputies in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office says it happened at a home on Canary Court in Wingate early Tuesday morning.

Deputies were called out over reports of a disturbance between two people in the home involving a weapon. During the encounter, deputies opened fire. One person was hit, but is expected to survive.

Now, the North Carolina SBI is investigating.

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