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An explosive, described as a “flash bang” by police, was set off near an early voting site in Aberdeen, North Carolina, Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Witnesses told police the device was thrown from a moving car as it drove past the one-stop early voting site at about 2:15 p.m., according to a police department news release. No one was hurt and there was no property damage, police said.
“Witnesses advised they heard a loud noise and saw a small explosion and believed a transformer had blown,” police said. Officers said they found the device about 150 yards from a building at Aberdeen Lake Park where people were casting early ballots in the March 3 primary elections.
Police said they talked to 30 witnesses who all said they thought the device was thrown from a car driving past the park on southbound U.S. 1. The witnesses did not have a description of the vehicle or a suspect, according to police.
Aberdeen is in Moore County, about 70 miles southwest of Raleigh.
The police department said they would increase patrols, but said it “appears to be an isolated event.” Police ask anyone with information to contact the department.
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Charles Duncan
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