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Sheriff: N.C. man who killed parents, two deputies had cache of weapons and may have been plotting public attack


TOM FOREMAN Jr.
Associated Press
A gunman who killed himself, two deputies and his mother and stepfather in a 13-hour standoff in Boone had a large cache of weapons and may have been contemplating a public attack, Sheriff Len Hagaman of Watauga County said Thursday.
George Wyatt Ligon, 58, and his wife, Michelle Ligon, 61, were killed Wednesday, and the shooting suspect, Isaac Alton Barnes, 32, died at the scene, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
Barnes was Michelle Ligon’s son and the George’s stepson.
Hagaman said that family members worried about the large number of weapons in Barnes’ possession. ....

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Watauga standoff ends in apparent suicide


A 13-hour standoff in Watauga County has come to an end.
Morganton Department of Public Safety Maj. Ryan Lander told The News Herald just before 11 p.m. that the suspect appears to have killed himself.
The man, whose name has not been released, is said to have killed a deputy during a welfare check at 553 Hardaman Circle in Boone around 9:44 a.m. Wednesday. Another deputy was inside of the home but his condition is unknown at this point.
Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Ward, who was shot when responding to the welfare check Wednesday morning, died after being airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee, according to information from WCSO sent to News Herald news partner Dave Faherty with WSOCTV.  ....

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