âIt still hurts:â Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, chaplains providing emotional support following Watauga Co. shooting
Emotional toll on law enforcement By Courtney Cole | April 29, 2021 at 10:49 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 11:26 PM
BOONE, N.C. (WBTV) - Grief looks different for everyone and can be felt far and wide.
Authorities say a man killed his mother, stepfather and two deputies during an hours-long standoff in Watauga County Wednesday. A third officer was also shot in the standoff.
Deputies say 32-year-old Isaac Alton Barnes is suspected of killing Sgt. Chris Ward, K-9 Deputy Logan Fox, Michelle Annette Ligon and George Wyatt Ligon.
âThey didnât deserve thisâ; Couple killed in Watauga Co. mass shooting remembered as pillars in community
Couple killed in Watauga Co. mass shooting remembered as pillars in community By WBTV Web Staff, Paige Pauroso, and Alex Giles | April 29, 2021 at 8:02 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 11:22 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The husband and wife who were killed in a mass shooting in Watauga County are being remembered as prominent members of the Boone community.
Authorities say a man killed his mother, stepfather and two deputies during an hours-long standoff in Watauga County Wednesday. A third officer was also shot in the standoff.
5 dead, including 2 sheriff’s deputies, in North Carolina standoff, officials say
A 13-hour standoff in North Carolina ended late Wednesday with five dead, including two deputies and the shooter, officials said.
K-9 Deputy Logan Fox, 25, died at the scene, and Sgt. Chris Ward, 36, died at Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said.
The sheriff’s office identified the suspected shooter as 32-year-old Isaac Alton Barnes, who also died at the scene. He’s accused of killing the deputies as well as his mother, 61-year-old Michelle Annette Ligon, and stepfather, 58-year-old George Wyatt Ligon.
A Boone police officer was hit with gunfire during a rescue attempt but was uninjured.
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.