People come from near and far to pay tribute to fallen deputies at Watauga Co. Sheriffâs Office
People come from near and far to pay tribute to fallen deputies at Watauga Co. Sheriffâs Office By WBTV Web Staff | May 1, 2021 at 8:49 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 5:46 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Keyzen Buchanan, an up-and-coming emergency responder, traveled about an hour Saturday to pay respect to two fallen deputies.
Outside the Watauga County Sheriffâs Office, a memorial is growing for two deputies who had worked there.
There are flowers, candles and notes of support for Sgt. Chris Ward and Deputy Logan Fox who died after they were shot responding to a welfare check near Boone last week.
Funeral arrangements for Logan Fox and Christopher Ward, the two deputies killed in a Watauga County mass shooting that occurred Wednesday, have been announced.
Associated Press
BOONE, N.C. A married couple found dead along with a suspected gunman after a 13-hour standoff at a North Carolina home were members of the same family, a sheriff s office said Thursday. Two deputies also were fatally shot in the home.
The Watauga County Sheriff s Office said George Wyatt Ligon, 58, and Michelle Annette Ligon, 61, were killed Wednesday inside their home in Boone. A sheriff s statement said the suspect, Isaac Alton Barnes, 32, also was found dead at the home and had a large number of weapons.
Barnes was identified as Michelle Ligon s son and George Ligon s stepson.
Authorities said Barnes was suspected in the fatal shootings of two deputies who had been dispatched to the home Wednesday. Sgt. Chris Ward died at a hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee, after Wednesday s shooting while K-9 Officer Logan Fox died at the scene, the sheriff s office said.
Funeral services for K-9 Deputy Logan Fox and Sgt. Christopher Ward will be held Thursday. Author: James Brierton (WCNC) Updated: 11:59 PM EDT April 30, 2021
BOONE, N.C. Funeral services for the two Watauga County sheriff s deputies killed during an hours-long standoff Wednesday were announced Friday by the funeral home in Boone.
Services for K-9 Deputy Logan Fox and Sgt. Christopher Ward will be held Thursday, May 6 at 3 p.m. at Alliance Bible Fellowship, according to the Austin and Barnes Funeral Home. Families of the fallen law enforcement officers will receive friends prior to the service from 10 am. until 3 p.m. at the church.