carlballou/iStock(NEW YORK) One deputy was killed and another injured while performing a welfare check at a North Carolina home Wednesday, authorities said.
5 dead, including 2 sheriff deputies, after standoff in North Carolina where suspected shooter killed mom, stepdad Peter Sblendorio, Nancy Dillon
Two sheriff’s deputies were among five people who died Wednesday in a grisly ambush and standoff involving a barricaded shooting suspect at a home in North Carolina, officials said.
The suspected shooter allegedly killed his mother and stepfather inside the home and then opened fire on deputies who responded to a welfare check at the residence in Boone, news station WCNC reported.
The 13-hour ordeal finally ended after the shooter died in an apparent suicide, an official with the Morganton Department of Public Safety told The News Herald.
5 dead, including 2 sheriff’s deputies, after N.C. standoff
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
In this photo provided by WJZY, a tactical van from Caldwell County, North Carolina, sits on stand-by at a staging area in Boone, N.C., on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Law enforcement agencies responded to a standoff in Boone in which two Watauga County sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded. (Morgan Frances/WJZY via AP)AP
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By Hayley Fowler and Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer (TNS)
Two civilians whose names have not yet been released also died. WSOC-TV said they were the shooter’s mother and stepfather.
10 a.m.:Â The Watauga County Sheriff s Office confirmed the individual suspected of killing the two officers is also suspected of killing two civilians in the residence. The names of the civilians are not being released at this time.
During an initial rescue attempt of the WCSO officers, a Boone Police officer was hit by gunfire, but was uninjured due to his protective equipment.
The investigation is ongoing, and is being led by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
A GoFundMe was set up in support of Sergeant Chris Ward s family by Back the Blue NC and can be found at