YANCEY COUNTY — An area state trooper was shot and injured during a vehicle chase entering Yancey County that also involved multiple area agencies, according to releases from the Yancey
BURNSVILLE, N.C. (AP) A man shot and wounded a North Carolina trooper during a chase before later being killed in a shootout with authorities, officials said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear what prompted Tuesday's chase, but a Mitchell County sheriff’s deputy alerted Yancey County authorities while it was ongoing, saying that the suspect was entering the county and had been firing his gun at the pursuing officer, the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Young boy in custody after father found dead in NC Vernal Kilburn, 37, was found dead in his home in western North Carolina on Monday. (Source: KSLA News 12) By WYFF News Staff | April 28, 2021 at 2:56 PM EDT - Updated April 28 at 2:56 PM
PRICE CREEK, N.C. (WYFF) - A young boy is in custody after his father was found dead in Yancey County, according to Chief Deputy Shane Hilliard with the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office.
Hilliard said Vernal Kilburn, 37, was found dead Monday night in his home on Banks Creek Road, just outside of Burnsville.
Hilliard said Kilburn was found after a 911 call.