Procession brings bodies of deputies killed in Watauga County mass shooting to funeral home in Boone
Fallen deputies escorted back to Boone By WBTV Web Staff | April 30, 2021 at 7:03 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 11:11 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A procession, starting in Winston Salem and ending in Boone, brought the bodies of two deputies who were killed in the Watauga County mass shooting to a funeral home Friday afternoon.
Watauga County Sheriffâs Office Sgt. Chris Ward, 36, and K-9 deputy Logan Fox, 25, were killed in the shooting.
Procession for fallen deputies arrives at funeral home in Boone
Procession brings bodies of deputies killed in Watauga County mass shooting to funeral home in Boone The bodies of fallen Watauga County deputies Chris Ward and Logan Fox, killed in Wednesday s mass shooting, arrive at the funeral home in Boone. (Source: Caroline Hicks/WBTV) By WBTV Web Staff | April 30, 2021 at 7:03 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 11:11 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A procession, starting in Winston Salem and ending in Boone, brought the bodies of two deputies who were killed in the Watauga County mass shooting to a funeral home Friday afternoon.
Watauga County Sheriffâs Office Sgt. Chris Ward, 36, and K-9 deputy Logan Fox, 25, were killed in the shooting.
A 13-hour standoff in Watauga County has come to an end.
Morganton Department of Public Safety Maj. Ryan Lander told The News Herald just before 11 p.m. that the suspect appears to have killed himself.
The man, whose name has not been released, is said to have killed a deputy during a welfare check at 553 Hardaman Circle in Boone around 9:44 a.m. Wednesday. Another deputy was inside of the home but his condition is unknown at this point.
Watauga County Sheriffâs Office Sgt. Chris Ward, who was shot when responding to the welfare check Wednesday morning, died after being airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee, according to information from WCSO sent to News Herald news partner Dave Faherty with WSOCTV.Â