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April 29, 2021
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Police remain at the scene of a fatal shooting in Watauga County as the shooter, responsible for the death of one deputy and the injury of another deputy, remains active.
Police say the suspect is periodically firing rounds in the direction of officers, while barricading in a section of the home.
Authorities say one officer, Sergeant Chris Ward, died after being flown to a local hospital for injuries he received in the fatal shooting, and one other officer injured in the shooting, K9 Deputy Logan Fox, remains on the scene. His condition remains unknown.
Deputy Shot Dead, Another Wounded in Ongoing North Carolina Standoff
A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been killed and another has been wounded in a Watauga County standoff that continued after nightfall with law enforcement officers surrounding a home, authorities said.
Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Ward died from his injuries after a standoff at a home in the town of Boone that began Wednesday morning. Law enforcement officers were dispatched to the residence after the homeowner and his family didn’t report to work or answer telephone calls.
When they entered the home, an unidentified shooter opened fire, striking the pair.
2 North Carolina deputies killed, 3 others found dead after 13-hour standoff
By FOX News
Three civilians including the suspected gunman also died, bringing the death toll to five people.
K-9 Deputy Logan Fox died at the scene, Watauga County Sheriff’s Office also confirmed in a statement to Fox News on Thursday. Sgt. Chris Ward died after being flown to Johnson City Medical Center for treatment.
Hagaman said that another law enforcement member, a Boone Police officer who participated in an initial rescue attempt, was shot in the head but his helmet saved him from injury.
In a 9 p.m. update Wednesday, roughly 10 hours after police issued a shelter-in-place order to local residents, Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman identified Ward as the deputy who was airlifted to a hospital in Johnson, Tenn., and later succumbed to his injuries. Fox was still inside the home where an armed person had continued to periodically fire at police who have surrounded the building and ev