BENSON, N.C. (WNCN) — A Benson man allegedly shot his own grandson in the back Wednesday in ‘self defense,’ according to town officials.
Officers with the Benson Police Department received a call about a shooting in the 100 block of East Kennedy Circle around 5:44 p.m. Wednesday. Once on scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound in his left back. Police said he was taken to WakeMed in Raleigh for treatment and is reportedly in stable condition.
According to police, the initial investigation into the incident shows that an 83-year-old man who lives on East Kennedy Circle “fired a shotgun at his 27-year-old grandson,” which led to the man’s injury…