<p>Governor Roy Cooper addressed the mass power outages in Moore County Monday afternoon after a state of emergency was issued over the weekend.</p> <p>That’s after a group of people vandalized and shot at the county’s power equipment, causing physical damage at two power substations.</p> <p>"This kind of attack raises a new level of threat," Gov. Cooper said.</p> <p>State and local officials are working to harden infrastructure where necessary to prevent future damage.</p> <p>"I am sure that we will learn more about motives of this intentional attack to come," Cooper said. "Regardless of motive, violence and sabotage will not be tolerated."</p> <p>Deputies said people across the community called to report power outages they were experiencing just after 7 p.m. on Saturday.</p> <p>The North Carolina Public Safety reported more than 40,000 power outages. A state of emergency was also activated over the mass power outages over the weekend.</p> <p>Duke Energy crews are working 24-hour shifts to make repairs and restore service to all impacted customers. So far, they have restored power to 7,000.</p> <p>The company said it plans to donate $100,000 to help those impacted by the outage in the community.</p>