Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/23/2024

Location : Poplar Springs Church Road

City : Sanford

County : Lee

State : North Carolina

Agency : Lee County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event :

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On December 23, 2024, a Lee County deputy fatally shot an armed man during an incident on Poplar Springs Church Road near Sanford, North Carolina. This marks the second deadly shooting along this road within a month. The circumstances leading to the shooting remain under investigation. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is currently handling the investigation to determine the details surrounding the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:Fatalities: 1

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/armed-man-shot-dead-by-lee-county-deputy-in-2nd-deadly-shooting-along-road-this-month-officials-say
https://www.wral.com/story/lee-county-deputy-shoots-and-kills-armed-man-sheriff-s-office-says/21779890