Incident
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4-28-2021 North Carolina Boone 4-1
Location
April 28, 2021
553 Hardaman CirBoone, North Carolina
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
- Name: Deputy Sgt. Chris Ward
- Age: 36
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
- Name: K9 Deputy Logan Fox
- Age: 25
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: George Ligon
- Age: 58
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Michelle Ligon
- Age: 61
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Isaac Alton Barnes
- Age: 32
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Suicide^
- Murder/Suicide
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
- Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
- Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
Notes
Police Sgt and K9 Deputy killed during welfare check; 2 residents fatally shot, suspect suicide
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: https://www.goblueridge.net/news/49792-two-watauga-sheriff-s-deputies-injured-in-shooting-incident
- URL: https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/2-deputies-shot-residents-asked-to-shelter-in-place-as-standoff-underway-in-boone-neighborhood/
District
Congressional District: 5State Senate District: 45
State House District: 93