Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Carlton James "C.J." Adams
Gender : Male
Age : 30
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2021
Location : Randolph Road
City : Nebo
County : McDowell
State : North Carolina
Agency : McDowell County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in exchange of gunfire with police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 22, 2021, a McDowell County sheriff’s deputy initiated a vehicle stop on Randolph Road in Nebo, North Carolina. During the stop, gunfire was exchanged between the deputy and the occupants of the vehicle for unknown reasons.
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Carlton James "C.J." Adams, 30, was fatally shot in the exchange. Another occupant, David Steven Hylemon, 39, was injured. The circumstances leading to the gunfire remain under investigation by the McDowell County Sheriff's Office.
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SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/crime/fatal-shooting-in-north-carolina-deputy-involved-incident-in-nebo/article_94f8c7c0-44d4-11eb-b7de-773f79bdbb4f.html
• https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/fatal-shooting-in-nebo-investigation-underway/7V33F7S3CRJZLNXTZ6EF6XU76Y/
• https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/deputy-involved-in-fatal-shooting-in-north-carolina/article_f1e8314a-44f3-11eb-99ba-53fda18cf7a4.html
