2 North Carolina deputies killed, 3 others found dead after 13-hour standoff
By FOX News
Three civilians including the suspected gunman also died, bringing the death toll to five people.
K-9 Deputy Logan Fox died at the scene, Watauga County Sheriff’s Office also confirmed in a statement to Fox News on Thursday. Sgt. Chris Ward died after being flown to Johnson City Medical Center for treatment.
Hagaman said that another law enforcement member, a Boone Police officer who participated in an initial rescue attempt, was shot in the head but his helmet saved him from injury.
In a 9 p.m. update Wednesday, roughly 10 hours after police issued a shelter-in-place order to local residents, Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman identified Ward as the deputy who was airlifted to a hospital in Johnson, Tenn., and later succumbed to his injuries. Fox was still inside the home where an armed person had continued to periodically fire at police who have surrounded the building and ev
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