RUTHERFORD CO., NC (WSPA) – Two teenagers were injured Friday in a shooting in Rutherford County.
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to Rutherford Regional Hospital for a report of two people with gunshot wounds.
Investigators said the shooting happened on Miller Road just west of Rutherfordton.
A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old had been dropped off at the hospital with injuries.
The 15-year-old had a gunshot wound to the side and underwent surgery before being transferred to Mission Hospital in Asheville, according to the sheriff’s office.
The 16-year-old was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand and later released.
The shooting remains under investigation by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division.
