Incident

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7-25-2019 North Carolina Marion 1-1

Location

July 25, 2019

Incident Address

Marion, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Clay Lee Freeburg
Age: 36
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: James Robert Eller
Age: 39
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established
Drug involvement
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found

Notes

Suspect w/ replica handgun shot and killed during armed robbery

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/shooting-leaves-one-person-dead-in-mcdowell-county-deputies-asking/article_1ac7c76c-afbd-11e9-a916-87a8b698a273.html

URL: https://wlos.com/news/local/fatal-mcdowell-county-shooting-determined-to-be-self-defense-no-charges-filed

District

Congressional District: 11
State Senate District: 47
State House District: 85