Five dead, including two deputies and suspected shooter, in North Carolina standoff
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Source: nbc news
Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were killed in the hourslong standoff. Three others were found dead inside a house.
April 29, 2021, 7:02 AM CDT / Updated April 29, 2021, 10:52 AM CDT
By Wilson Wong
Five people, including two sheriff's deputies, died after an hourslong standoff in North Carolina, officials said Thursday morning.
Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox went to a home in Boone, about 102 miles northwest of Charlotte, on a welfare check around 9:45 a.m. ET Wednesday, according to the Watauga County Sheriff's Office. Someone reported the homeowner and his family did not show up to work or answer any calls. The deputies identified all vehicles on the property in the 500 block on Hardaman Circle and entered the residence.
That is when authorities said someone inside the home opened fire, striking both deputies and triggering a 13-hour standoff.
During an initial rescue attempt of the deputies, a Boone police officer was hit by gunfire, but was uninjured because he was wearing protective gear, the sheriff's office said.
Ward died after he was taken to Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee, according to the agency. Fox died at the scene.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-deputy-dead-another-wounded-north-carolina-standoff-n1265819
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