Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Billy Joe Faircloth Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : Native American
Date : 05/24/2025
Location : US 421 near Kitty Fork Road
City : Clinton
County : Sampson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Sampson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Joseph Rusk
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/24/2025, a Sampson County deputy attempted a traffic stop on a motorcycle for a registration violation around 9:30 a.m. on US 421 near Clinton. The driver refused to stop, and deputies escalated a pursuit that looped through secondary roads and returned to US 421. Deputies claimed to have seen a gun on the motorcyclist during the chase. Near Kitty Fork Road, the motorcyclist lost control and crashed. After the crash, deputies claimed the man reached for the weapon, and a deputy opened fire, striking him. He was transported to Sampson Regional Medical Center and later pronounced dead. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/post/motorcyclist-shot-killed-sampson-county-deputy-chase-crash/16532326/
https://jocoreport.com/motorcyclist-fatally-shot-by-sampson-county-deputy/
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article307136921.html
