Duke Energy says it has completed repairs on N.C. power equipment damaged by shootings

Workers work on equipment Monday at a power substation in West End, N.C., where an attack on critical infrastructure caused a power outage. (Karl B DeBlaker/AP)

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke Energy said Wednesday it has completed repairs on substation equipment damaged in shootings over the weekend that cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes and it expects power to be fully restored by midnight.

In a statement on its website, the energy company said all of the equipment damaged in an attack on two North Carolina substations Saturday has been fixed or replaced. The company said Moore County customers will gradually get power back throughout the day as it finishes testing and completes restoration safely.