Chris Ward, Logan Fox, North Carolina Deputies Killed, Were Ambushed by Suspect
On 4/29/21 at 2:33 PM EDT
A shooting in Boone, North Carolina, that left five people dead including two deputies is being described by officials as an ambush.
The two deputies who were killed in the hours-long standoff have been identified as K-9 Deputy Logan Fox and Sgt. Chris Ward. Fox died at the scene and Ward died after being flown to a Tennessee medical center for treatment.
Law enforcement personnel were conducting a welfare check when the shooting broke out. The officers were dispatched to a home in Boone at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday after the homeowner didn t report to work or answer telephone calls.
Boone, North Carolina shooting: Who was killed in the 13-hour standoff?
Katrina Schollenberger, SEO Reporter
Updated: 16:05 ET, Apr 29 2021
ON April 28, 2021, police ended a 13-hour showdown with a gunman who had barricaded himself inside a North Carolina home.
There were several fatalities as a result of the standoff.
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What happened in Boone, North Carolina?
A suspect barricaded himself inside a North Carolina home after allegedly shooting five people, of which two were members of his family, on April 28, 2021.
The Watauga County Sheriff s office was called for a welfare check at a home in Boone at 9.45 am after the homeowner and his family did not show up for work or answer phone calls.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 29, 2021
Two deputies and three others are dead following an hours-long standoff in Boone, North Carolina. The incident began Wednesday (April 28) morning when deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff s Office went to perform a welfare check after the homeowner and his family didn t show up for work.
As officers entered the house, they came under fire. Two of the deputies were shot. One of the officers, Sergeant
Chris Ward, was extracted from the scene and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other officer,
Logan Fox, remained trapped inside, and deputies were unable to rescue him as the homeowner shot at them as soon as they got close to the home. He was later pronounced dead. A third officer with the Boone Police Department was also shot. He was struck in the head but was wearing a helmet that saved his life.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 29, 2021
Two deputies and three others are dead following an hours-long standoff in Boone, North Carolina. The incident began Wednesday (April 28) morning when deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff s Office went to perform a welfare check after the homeowner and his family didn t show up for work.
As officers entered the house, they came under fire. Two of the deputies were shot. One of the officers, Sergeant
Chris Ward, was extracted from the scene and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other officer,
Logan Fox, remained trapped inside, and deputies were unable to rescue him as the homeowner shot at them as soon as they got close to the home. He was later pronounced dead. A third officer with the Boone Police Department was also shot. He was struck in the head but was wearing a helmet that saved his life.
5 People, Including 2 Deputies, Are Killed in North Carolina Standoff
A 13-hour standoff with a gunman, who barricaded himself inside a house in Boone, N.C., ended at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials said the gunman was one of the dead.
Two deputies were shot as they descended the basement steps of a house in Boone, N.C., while they were conducting a well-being check, the authorities said. A 13-hour standoff followed.Credit.WSOCTV, via Associated Press
April 29, 2021
Two sheriff’s deputies were among four people who were killed in a 13-hour standoff in Boone, N.C., that the authorities said started on Wednesday morning when they were called to the home of a man who had not shown up for work.