Last call: Community ready to say farewell to Watauga Co. deputies killed in line of duty
(Source: David Whisenant-WBTV)
By WBTV Web Staff | May 4, 2021 at 10:38 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 10:38 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 deputy Logan Fox stopped at a Watauga County home, just east of Boone, to check on the occupants.
They responded for a welfare check at the home on Hardaman Circle shortly before 10 a.m. April 28.
It was the final call as deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office.
Sgt. Ward and deputy Fox were shot before an hours-long standoff that lasted all day and into the night.