Incident

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2-03-2017 North Carolina Hickory 1-1

Location

February 03, 2017

Incident Address

Hickory, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Sgt. Rodney N. Harris
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: William David Whetstone
Age: 33
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

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
Drug involvement

Notes

man killed by police officers executing search warrant for narcotics at home when he fired handgun at them, officer also shot

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.wave3.com/story/34419224/man-killed-in-hickory-officer-involved-shooting-identified

URL: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-hickory/490576502

URL: http://www.observernewsonline.com/content/suspect-dead-officer-shot-while-executing-search-warrant-hickory

District

Congressional District: 10
State Senate District: 42
State House District: 96