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December 12, 2020
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – A community in mourning is coming together to remember a Mount Holly police officer killed in the line of duty.
Officer Tyler Herndon would have turned 26-years-old on Sunday. He died while responding to a break-in early Friday morning.
On Saturday, there was a growing memorial on top of his patrol car, as dozens of people came by the Mount Holly Police Department to pay their respects.
REMEMBERING OFFICER HERNDON: A community in mourning is coming together to remember a Mount Holly Police Officer killed in the line of duty. The latest at 6pm. #WCCB@WCCBCharlottepic.twitter.com/ztB2cgFzhl
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GEMS officials said three people were injured and rushed to Caromont Medical Center, WSOTV reported.
Around 8 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said on social media that the shooting happened after Mount Holly police officers confronted an armed suspect while responding to a breaking and entering call.
According to CMPD, during the encounter, several shots were fired between the suspect and several Mount Holly police officers, as well as a Gaston County police officer who also responded to the call.
A Mount Holly officer, later identified as 25-year-old Tyler Avery Herndon, was shot and taken to Caromont Medical Center with serious injuries. Just before 10:30 a.m., CMPD said that he had died, according to WSOTV reported.
âSociety has lost a good man today.â Police officer shot and killed at car wash in Gaston County, N.C. Mount Holly Police Officer Tyler Avery Herndon (Source: Mounty Holly Police Department) By WBTV Web Staff | December 11, 2020 at 6:52 AM EST - Updated December 12 at 6:27 AM
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A Mount Holly police officer fatally shot at a car wash in Gaston County Friday morning has been identified as 25-year-old Tyler Avery Herndon.
The Mount Holly Police Department is asking everyone for to keep Officer Herndonâs family in their thoughts and prayers.
It is with heavy hearts that we share that our brother Officer Tyler Herndon passed away as a result of injuries.Posted by Mount Holly Police Department on Friday, December 11, 2020