A standoff in a residential North Carolina neighborhood left multiple deputies shot
Apr 29, 2021, 20:41 IST
- There is an ongoing standoff in a Boone, North Carolina neighborhood.
- A sheriff's deputy was shot in the standoff. The deputy's condition is currently unknown.
- Police are asking Boone residents to shelter in place with doors and windows closed until the situation is resolved.
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Two North Carolina sheriff's deputies were shot and injured amid a standoff situation when police were called for a welfare check on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Police in Boone, North Carolina, said on Twitter that it was assisting the Watauga County Sheriff's Office in an "ongoing stand-off" situation in a residential neighborhood.
The police department asked residents to shelter in place with their doors and windows closed.
One of the deputies who was shot was a member of the Watauga County Sheriff's Office, WNCT reported. Two deputies who were shot died of their injuries, authorities said Thursday morning. A third was shot in the head, but survived after the bullet struck the officer's helmet.