PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Pitt County deputies say a man is facing murder, attempted murder and arson charges after multiple shootings and a house fire left his father dead and another person injured.

Just after 8:10 p.m. Sunday, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a home on Chowan Lane near Farmville for a shooting.

There, they found a 27-year-old who was shot in the back. They were taken to the hospital for treatment.

According to deputies, shots also hit the home and a window while two children were inside.

At the same time, the fire department was at a house fire on King Farm Road near Fountain and asking for help.

At the home, 64-year-old Fernando Casanova, Sr. was found dead in his backyard with several gunshot wounds, according to the sheriff’s office

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