LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – Deputies in one Eastern Carolina county say they’re looking for a gunman after someone was shot during an attempted robbery this morning.

They say the shooting happened just after 9:00 a.m. at Brown’s Plants & Seeds on Highway 258 North, just outside of Kinston. Originally, deputies say the shooting occurred at Brown’s Auto Sales, which is owned by the same people and is next door.

Lenoir County deputies say the gunman is a slender man and was headed north on Highway 258 toward Greene County. The gunman is considered armed and dangerous.

Sheriff Jackie Rogers says during the attempted robbery of the business a fight broke out and the worker was shot.

There’s no word on the condition of the person who was shot, but a family member told us the victim was shot in the hand.

If you have any information on the suspect, you’re encouraged to call 911.