North Carolina shooting: Two deputies, suspect and two civilians dead
The sheriff’s office said officers from approximately 15 law enforcement agencies surrounded the home. Other people living nearby were evacuated or told to shelter in place
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Law enforcement work the scene of a fatal shooting outside a home in Boone N.C. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press
BOONE: Two deputies were killed and three other people including a suspected gunman were found dead after a lengthy standoff in North Carolina, a sheriff s office said Thursday.
The Watauga County Sheriff’s office said Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were dispatched to a home in Boone at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday after the homeowner and his family didn’t report to work or answer telephone calls. Both were hit by gunfire. Other officers were able to pull out Ward, who later died at a hospital. Fox died at the scene.
A Watauga County sheriff s deputy was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon and a second deputy was also hit by gunfire while conducting a welfare check at a Boone home, authorities said.
2 deputies among 5 dead after NC standoff, sheriff says
By AP Staff
Aerial footage of NC standoff that left 1 deputy dead, another shot
Authorities say a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has died and a K-9 officer has been wounded after a shooting at a home led to a continuing standoff. (Source: WBTV/NNS via FOX Edge)
BOONE, N.C. (AP) - Two deputies were killed and three other people including a suspected gunman were found dead after a lengthy standoff in North Carolina, a sheriff s office said Thursday.
The Watauga County Sheriff’s office said Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were dispatched to a home in Boone at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday after the homeowner and his family didn’t report to work or answer telephone calls. Both were hit by gunfire. Other officers were able to pull out Ward, who later died at a hospital. Fox died at the scene.
04:24, Apr 30 2021
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Law enforcement work the scene of a fatal shooting outside a home in Boone, North Carolina.
Two deputies were killed and three other people including a suspected gunman were found dead after a lengthy standoff in North Carolina, US, a sheriff s office said Thursday (local time). The Watauga County Sheriff’s office said Sgt Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were dispatched to a home in Boone at 9:44am Wednesday after the homeowner and his family didn’t report to work or answer telephone calls. Both were hit by gunfire. Other officers were able to pull out Ward, who later died at a hospital. Fox died at the scene.