By Trend News Line 2024-05-24 00:15:20.
A mysterious shooting incident in North Carolina, just north of Fort Liberty, formerly known as Fort Bragg, has left investigators puzzled. The shooting occurred on May 3 at 8:15 p.m. following a phone call about a suspected trespasser near a Special Forces soldier’s property in Carthage, North Carolina. The incident is currently under investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Division as well as local police.
Two Chechen men who spoke broken English were found near the soldier’s home. The family alleges that the suspected intruder, 35-year-old Ramzan Daraev of Chicago, was taking photos of their children. An altercation ensued when confronted near a power line in a wooded part of the property, and Daraev was shot several times at close range. A second man, Dzhankutov Adsalan, was in a vehicle some distance from the incident and was questioned by authorities before being released. The Moore County Sheriff’s office is leading the investigation.
The FBI has provided assistance in the case, with a special agent meeting with investigators and providing a linguist to assist with language barriers during interviews. Sheriff Ronnie Fields stated that the deceased was found approximately 250 yards from the roadway along a powerline on the residential property. Daraev’s identity was later confirmed through family members and an international identification found in his vehicle.
The shooter has been identified as a Colonel with the U.S. Army who resided at the location of the shooting. U.S. Special Operations soldiers around the country have reported strange interactions in recent years, involving suspicious surveillance of them and their families. Many believe that U.S. military bases have become an increasing target of foreign probes.
The incident in Carthage could have been a case of mistaken identity, as the two Chechens had no personal identification on them. They did, however, have two cell phones with Russian language contacts and camera equipment. They were not wearing any uniforms for the power company that reportedly employed them. Daraev was working as a subcontractor for Utilities One, a company based in New Jersey, at the time of his death.
Members of the Special Operations community are questioning why two Russian-speaking Chechens were taking photos near an elite Army special forces residence at 8:15 pm on a Friday night, just 10 minutes after sunset. The FBI has stated that they have not opened a counterintelligence investigation, as the local investigation has not uncovered evidence of a federal crime. However, they remain in contact with the sheriff’s office investigators and are prepared to investigate if a federal matter comes to light.
This incident comes in the wake of another mysterious shooting attack on two electrical distribution substations in Moore County 18 months ago. The damage from that attack left up to 40,000 residential and business customers without power in North Carolina for nearly 2 weeks. The shooting incident in Carthage has raised questions within the community and sparked a petition for justice for Ramzan Daraev.
The FBI sent a report to private industry warning of an increase in reported threats to electric infrastructure from people espousing racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist ideology less than two weeks before the substation incident in Moore County. The investigation into the shooting in Carthage continues, with authorities working to uncover the truth behind this tragic event..
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