Victoria Young
Shock, anger and sadness are sweeping over the community with the death of Officer Jason Shuping, who was killed in the line of duty Wednesday night in Concord.
City officials announced Thursday afternoon that a candlelight vigil will be held tonight in Shuping s honor. More details about the vigil will be released this morning.Â
A procession from the Charlotte Medical Examiner s Office to Powles Funeral Home in Rockwell began around 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17.
Shuping joined CPD in 2019 and served as an officer for a year and a half. He died at the age of 25.
Shuping was from Salisbury and graduated from East Rowan High School in 2014. He also attended the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he was a former track team member.
By The Associated Press, AP
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina police officer and an armed suspect were killed outside a fast food restaurant during a shootout that also left another officer wounded, police said.
The shooting happened late Wednesday night in Concord, a city just northeast of Charlotte.
Authorities identified the slain officer as Officer Jason Shuping, who joined the force last year. The wounded officer was taken to a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, the city’s police department said on its Twitter page.
The Charlotte Observer reported that the shooting happened in the parking lot of a Sonic Drive-in, after a 911 call about a nearby car crash. A passing motorist told responding officers that a man who was on foot had tried to steal her vehicle at the Sonic, police said.
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Concord police officer shot, killed by carjacking suspect
Officer Jason Shuping, 25, was shot and killed Wednesday night in Concord. Police confirmed the suspect also died, and a second officer was injured. Author: Emma Korynta, Natalie Ridley (WCNC), Billie Jean Shaw, Lana Harris, James Brierton (WCNC) Published: 11:37 PM EST December 16, 2020 Updated: 9:57 AM EST December 18, 2020
CONCORD, N.C. A Concord Police officer and a suspect were killed in a shooting near Concord Mills Mall in Concord, North Carolina, late Wednesday night, authorities confirmed. A second officer was also shot and injured.
Jason Shuping, 25, has been identified as the officer shot and killed trying to apprehend an alleged carjacker.
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