Updated December 17, 2020 9:21 a.m. EST
By WCNC Charlotte
Concord, N.C. — A Concord police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in a shooting Wednesday night, WCNC Charlotte reports.
According to police, the 25-year-old officer and an armed suspect were shot around 11 p.m. about a mile from the Charlotte Motor Speedway. A second police officer was also shot and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
During a Thursday morning press conference, Concord Police Chief Gary Gacek said officers originally responded to a call about a car crash on Bruton Smith Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found an abandoned vehicle.
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CONCORDÂ â A "Trash the Mask" event was organized over social media and set to take place after Gov. Roy Cooper's modified Stay-at-Home order took effect, but it never happened.
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Organizers of the event, Amy Moore Benjamin and Steve Brock, asked attendees over Facebook to meet inside the Concord Mills food court at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, to eat what was termed as a "mask-free dinner." Attendees would then go shopping in the mall.Â
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The Facebook event also encouraged attendees to invite others: "Invite as many of your friends as you can, even if they don't need to do Christmas shopping! (the event is shareable) With the new 'King Cooper' mandates in place, we may have some push back."
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