Incident

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7-15-2018 North Carolina Lenoir 1-2

Location

July 15, 2018

Incident Address

Lenoir, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Deputy Jordan Sherrill
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Kerry Edwin Townsend
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: James Edgar Roberts
Age: 47
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed

Notes

suspect killed by SWAT

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://wlos.com/news/local/north-carolina-sheriffs-deputy-wounded-in-traffic-stop

URL: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/caldwell-county-deputy-shot-during-traffic-stop/275-574181572

URL: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/caldwell-county-deputy-shot-during-traffic-stop-identified/275-574181572

URL: https://www.wspa.com/news/man-accused-of-shooting-nc-deputy-killed-by-swat-team/1309244502

URL: http://www.wbtv.com/story/38668585/man-suspected-of-shooting-deputy-killed-during-confrontation-with-swat-team-idd

URL: http://www.wbtv.com/story/38694632/second-person-charged-in-caldwell-county-deputy-shooting

District

Congressional District: 11
State Senate District: 45
State House District: 87