Shootings at power substations cause North Carolina outagesCARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act, causing damage that could take days to repair and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, authorities said Sunday.He said someone pulled up and “opened fire on the substation, the same thing with the other one.”“No group has stepped up to acknowledge or accept that they’re the ones that done it,” Fields said, adding “we’re looking at all avenues.”The sheriff noted that the FBI was working with state investigators to determine who was responsible.He also said “it was targeted.”Vatican vendettas: Alleged witness manipulation jolts trialOutages could last days after shootings at substationsReport: Woman attacks 6 deputies at New Orleans airportPolice: 18 arrests as Los Angeles retail theft ring busted“It wasn’t random,” Fields said.Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks said multiple pieces of equipment were damaged and will have to be replaced.The county of approximately 100,000 people lies about an hour’s drive southwest of Raleigh and is known for golf resorts in Pinehurst and other communities."