Two deputies hurt, suspect killed during domestic dispute call, NC sheriff says
Two deputies were injured, and a suspect was killed when gunfire erupted during a domestic dispute investigation, according to investigators with the Guilford County, North Carolina.
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It happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday in the 6700 block of Kimesville Road in Liberty, and detectives have not released details of how the shooting got started.
“Two deputies were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound,” the Guilford County Sheriff’s office said in an Oct. 20 news release.
The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation characterized the incident as an “officer-involved shooting.”
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The suspect who died has been identified as 46-year-old Jeremy Dean Wood, the SBI said.
Maps show the 6700 block is a sparsely populated area about a 105-mile drive northeast from uptown Charlotte.
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