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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