Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Willie Lawrence Wimbley

Gender : Male

Age : 47

Race : Black

Date : 01/13/2025

Location : Providence Manor subdivision near Hammermill Drive

City : Harrisburg

County : Cabarrus

State : North Carolina

Agency : Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/13/2025, the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call from 43-year-old ChartaraLaverta Courtney regarding a domestic dispute in the Providence Manor subdivision near Hammermill Drive in Harrisburg, North Carolina. Deputies arrived, upon which 47-year-old Willie Lawrence Wimbley shot Courtney in the driveway. He then allegedly fired at deputies. Deputies opened fire and killed him. Both Courtney and Wimbley were pronounced deceased in the driveway. Police stated that Wimbley died from suicide. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the incident.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
Last Update: 01/15/2025

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/deputies-shot-at-in-cabarrus-county/275-8c92d98a-171c-455f-b18d-0f99282cf246
https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/cabarrus-county/man-and-woman-identified-in-suspected-harrisburg-murder-suicide-sheriff/
https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/cabarrus-county/deputies-exchange-fire-with-person-at-harrisburg-home-sheriffs-office/
https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2025/01/14/cabarrus-co-sheriffs-office-man-who-killed-woman-and-fired-at-deputies-took-his-own-life/
https://www.wbtv.com/2025/01/14/man-shot-by-deputies-after-he-allegedly-killed-woman-cabarrus-county-driveway/