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.
5 dead, including 2 deputies, after lengthy standoff in Boone, North Carolina
Sheriff s office got tips before shooting, sheriff says Share Updated: 6:15 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021 The Associated Press
Sheriff s office got tips before shooting, sheriff says Share Updated: 6:15 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021
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Show Transcript IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE IN ART TEMPERATURES AND WEEKEND FORECAST. FIRST, NEAR BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, BREAKING NEWS. TWO DEPUTIES HAVE DIED AFTER AN HOURS LONG STAND OFF AND WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER AUTHORITIES FOUND THREE PEOPLE DEAD INSIDE THE HOME INCLUDING THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER AND NOW WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. A SERGEANT AND A DEPUTY WERE KILLED. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WERE SENT TO THE HOME YESTERDAY FOR A CHECK IN THE COUNTY SHERIFF SAID THE STEPFATHER OF THE GUNMEN HAD NOT SHOWN UP FOR WORK AND WAS NOT ANSWERING HIS PHONE. THEY WANT TO THE HOME FOR A WELFARE CHECK AND INVESTIGATOR SAY WHEN DEPUTIES TRIE
Updated 10:05 a.m. Thursday
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.
“The individual suspected of killing the two officers is also suspected of killing two civilians in the residence. The names of the civilians are not being released at this time,” the statement said.
"The individual suspected of killing the two officers is also suspected of killing two civilians in the residence," the Watauga County Sheriff’s office