Incident

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5-31-2023 North Carolina Denton 2-1

Location

May 31, 2023

489 Ebel Church Rd
Denton, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Deputy
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Gideon Macon
Age: 59
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Subject shot through window of residence, victim brought to hospital. Shootout between suspect and officers led to officer injured and suspect dead.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Rifle

Sources

URL: https://www.the-dispatch.com/news/crime/person-killed-officer-shot-during-exchange-of-gunfire-in-denton/article_73f1813b-be0b-5169-9fa8-fc0320ad9ecb.html

URL: https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-davidson-county-denton-shelter-investigation/44060328

District

Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 30
State House District: 80