An hours-long standoff in North Carolina leaves five dead, including two sheriff's deputies
Five people are dead, including two North Carolina sheriff's deputies, after a check on a person who did not show up for work ended in gunfire and a 13-hour standoff, authorities said.
Watauga County Sheriff K-9 Deputy Logan Fox died at the scene in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Boone, and Sgt. Chris Ward died after being flown to a local hospital, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
The deputies were shot after entering the home. They were responding to a call for a welfare check Wednesday after the homeowner's employer reported that the person did not show up for work and was not answering their phone, according to the statement.
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Hagaman said Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were dispatched to a home on Hardaman Circle at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday after the homeowner and his family didnt report to work or answer telephone calls. Officials said deputies entered the house after seeing all the familys vehicles were still on the property.
When they went into the house, both Ward and Fox were hit by gunfire.