Sheriff: Suspect, 2 others in family among dead in N.C. standoff Associated Press Text size Copy shortlink:
BOONE, N.C. A married couple found dead along with a suspected gunman after a 13-hour standoff at a North Carolina home were members of the same family, a sheriff s office said Thursday. Two deputies also were fatally shot in the home.
The Watauga County Sheriff s Office said George Wyatt Ligon, 58, and Michelle Annette Ligon, 61, were killed Wednesday inside their home in Boone. A sheriff s statement said the suspect, Isaac Alton Barnes, 32, also was found dead at the home and had a large number of weapons.
Two sheriff’s deputies were among the five people killed after a lengthy standoff in northwestern North Carolina. Officials said the standoff began on Wednesday when deputies performed a welfare check at a Boone, N.C., home after the owner and family members failed to show up for work and didn’t answer phone calls.
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement:
“Deputies entered the residence after discovering all vehicles belonging to the residents were on the property. Upon entering the home, two Watauga County Sheriff’s deputies received gunshot wounds from an unknown individual within the residence.”
Two sheriff’s deputies were among the five people killed after a lengthy standoff in northwestern North Carolina. Officials said the standoff began on Wednesday when deputies performed a welfare check at a Boone, N.C., home after the owner and family members failed to show up for work and didn’t answer phone calls.
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement:
“Deputies entered the residence after discovering all vehicles belonging to the residents were on the property. Upon entering the home, two Watauga County Sheriff’s deputies received gunshot wounds from an unknown individual within the residence.”
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
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