Officers were called for a wellness check at a residence in the Brown's Chapel area of Watauga County on Wednesday morning. This was reportedly after the homeowner and his family were unaccounted for and did not show up for work, according to the statement.
Last call: Community says farewell to Watauga Co. deputies killed in line of duty Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 deputy Logan Fox, two of the victims of a tragic mass shooting in Watauga County, North Carolina, were laid to rest in a funeral service Thursday afternoon. (Source: App State) By WBTV Web Staff | May 4, 2021 at 10:38 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 12:26 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 deputy Logan Fox, two of the victims of a tragic mass shooting in Watauga County, North Carolina, were laid to rest in a funeral service Thursday afternoon.
Last call: Community ready to say farewell to Watauga Co. deputies killed in line of duty (Source: David Whisenant-WBTV) By WBTV Web Staff | May 4, 2021 at 10:38 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 10:38 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 deputy Logan Fox stopped at a Watauga County home, just east of Boone, to check on the occupants.
They responded for a welfare check at the home on Hardaman Circle shortly before 10 a.m. April 28.
It was the final call as deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office.
Sgt. Ward and deputy Fox were shot before an hours-long standoff that lasted all day and into the night.
Procession brings bodies of deputies killed in Watauga County mass shooting to funeral home in Boone
Fallen deputies escorted back to Boone By WBTV Web Staff | April 30, 2021 at 7:03 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 11:11 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A procession, starting in Winston Salem and ending in Boone, brought the bodies of two deputies who were killed in the Watauga County mass shooting to a funeral home Friday afternoon.
Watauga County Sheriffâs Office Sgt. Chris Ward, 36, and K-9 deputy Logan Fox, 25, were killed in the shooting.
Procession for fallen deputies arrives at funeral home in Boone