An unlawful migrant, who was taken into custody following a barricade shooting incident in North Carolina, was allegedly discovered to be on a terrorist watch checklist and had been residing within the space for six months.
In line with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 32-year-old Awet Hagos is a citizen of Eritrea, a small nation on the coast of Northeast Africa.
Immigration officers mentioned that Hagos entered the U.S. illegally after residing in Haiti and had been residing in North Carolina for the final six months.
After operating Hagos’ fingerprints, authorities allegedly discovered that he was on the terrorist watch checklist.
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Awet Hagos was on the terrorist watch checklist on the time of his arrest in North Carolina. (Gates County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Gates County Sheriff’s Office mentioned that they have been first alerted to Hagos when a barricade incident unfolded at a Fast Cease fuel station.
Police mentioned that on Monday, March 11, at roughly 6:40 p.m., deputies responded to studies of gunfire.
Native authorities, together with the North Carolina State Freeway Patrol, tried to take Hagos into custody, however he turned “extremely combative” and tried to disarm a deputy of their firearm.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who’s operating for governor, (Mark Robinson)
After the altercation, police mentioned that Wagos fled into his house and led police on a four-hour standoff.
Hagos was ultimately safely taken into custody and charged with three counts of assault on a authorities official, three counts of resisting a public officer, and one rely of carrying a hid weapon.
Hagos was positioned underneath a $100,000 secured bond and transported to Albemarle District Jail.
Following studies that Hagos was an unlawful migrant and on the terrorist watchlist, three Republicans, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who’s operating for governor, Senate chief Phil Berger and Home Speaker Tim Moore, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden.
The leaders demanded that Biden present extra details about Hagos and particulars about his alleged terrorist exercise.
“Our understanding is that this violent individual is originally from an area near Yemen, a known hot-bed of anti-American terrorist activity,” the letter mentioned.
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“Clearly, it is a grave concern, not just for the individuals of North Carolina however for our complete nation,” the letter mentioned.
