21 Dec 2020
A suspect allegedly shot a Kings Mountain, North Carolina, police officer Saturday night during an exchange of gunfire. This is the fourth shooting of a Charlotte-area officer in the past two weeks, officials say.
A Kings Mountain resident contacted police about a suspicious person on their back porch Saturday night, WSOC TV9 reported. Dispatchers sent Corporal Frank Lee Whittington, Jr. to investigate.
Whitting confronted the suspect near a country club. During the contact, the officer and the suspect exchanged gunfire and left both shooters injured, the local news outlet reported.
Kings Mountain Police Chief Lisa Proctor told reporters that Whittington was out of surgery and is expected to recover. She did not disclose the nature of his injuries.
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Kings Mountain Corporal Frank Whittington Jr. was the fourth Charlotte-area officer to be shot in the line of duty in the last week and a half. Author: WCNC Staff Updated: 12:24 AM EST December 21, 2020
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. Saturday evening, Corporal Frank Lee Whittington Jr. was injured in an officer-involved shooting in Kings Mountain. Whittington is being treated for injuries, as is the suspect.
Whittington was the fourth Charlotte-area officer to be shot in the line of duty in the last two weeks. Two of those officers have died due to their injuries: Officer Jason Shuping with the Concord Police Department, and Officer Tyler Herndon with the Mount Holly Police Department.
WCCB Charlotte s CW
December 20, 2020
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. – A Kings Mountain police officer was shot Saturday evening near Kings Mountain Country Club. Corporal Frank Lee Whittington Jr. was wounded in his abdomen and taken to a hospital in Shelby where he is now recovering from surgery. The suspect was shot by the officer and transported to a hospital in Gastonia where he also required surgery.
Kings Mountain Corporal Frank Whittington Jr.
Police responded to a call reporting a suspicious individual outside a residence on Downing Drive in Kings Mountain at 8:01 PM. The suspect headed towards the country club, where Whittington encountered the individual and the exchange of gunfire took place.
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