North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks during a press conference in Raleigh, N.C., March 18, asking for more information on a terror suspect in the state - Travis Long via News Observer screenshot
  • Awet Hagos, 32, a citizen of Eritrea, was taken into custody following a barricade shooting incident in North Carolina.
  • Hagos was arrested after a four-hour standoff with Gates County Sheriff’s deputies after allegedly firing shots outside the Quick Stop convenience store in Eure, where he worked, and allegedly trying to take a deputy’s gun while being arrested.
  • Hagos was allegedly found to be on a terrorist watch list and had been living in the area for six months. North Carolina Republican state leaders have written to President Biden requesting more information about Hagos. 
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