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
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Community mourns loss of Mount Holly police officer killed in line of duty
Community mourns after officer shot and killed in Gaston County By WBTV Web Staff and Jennifer Miller | December 11, 2020 at 2:36 PM EST - Updated December 12 at 5:22 PM
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - The community is mourning after a Mount Holly police officer was fatally shot near a Gaston County car wash Friday morning.
Tyler Avery Herndon, 25, was one of several officers responding to a breaking and entering call around 3:30 a.m. off Beatty Drive. When officers encountered the suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Joshua Tyler Funk, several shots were fired. Herndon was shot and taken to the hospital, where he died several hours later.