Two people were killed after a car crashed into a North Carolina restaurant, including the driver’s daughter.
A driver rammed his vehicle into the Surf and Turf Lodge restaurant in the town of Bessemer City around noon local time.
An officer arrived to the scene to find a car “completely in the building”, Bessemer City police chief Thomas Ellis told reporters. Early evidence indicated it was intentional.
The driver was arrested at the scene, Mr Ellis said, and was later identified as Roger Self.
His daughter, a 26-year-old Gaston County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was off-duty at the time, was identified as one of the victims. Katelyn Self had been with the department for four years, climbing the ranks after starting as a detention officer.
Local media reported that the suspect entered the restaurant and seated his family before leaving and getting behind the wheel.
Police did not release information on the second victim.
Several other people were hurt and transported to area hospitals.
