A Vulnerable Power Grid Is In The Crosshairs Of Domestic Extremist Groups

 

A Vulnerable Power Grid Is In The Crosshairs Of Domestic Extremist Groups

Gunshots fired at two power substations in Moore County, North Carolina, late last year left 45,000 homes and businesses without power and more attacks just like that could already be planned by domestic extremist groups, according to experts.

“All of a sudden, about 8:45 p.M., about 20 shots fired off right across the street,” Spencer Matthews told CNN affiliate WRAL shortly after the December attack.

The gunfire hit critical parts of the substations and the power went out.

“Got no way to heat because we don’t have a fireplace,” one woman told WRAL after her home was plunged into darkness.

Investigators found nearly two dozen shell casings from a high-powered rifle near the substations, but so far have not found a gun or made any arrests.

Experts say the two substation attacks could be the work of domestic extremists who have openly advocated targeting a vulnerable power system.

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