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Joshua Hayden Sikes

Gender : Male

Age : 18

Race : White

Date : 05/31/2025

Location : Goldmine Road near River Chase Drive

City : Monroe

County : Union

State : North Carolina

Agency : Monroe Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during manhunt

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 31, 2025, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Monroe Police Department officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Old Charlotte Highway near Rocky River Road. The driver, identified as 18-year-old Joshua Hayden Sikes, did not stop. Police escalated a chase that ended on Goldmine Road near River Chase Drive. Sikes exited the vehicle and reportedly fired at officers, striking a female officer multiple times. She was transported to a Charlotte hospital and was reported to be in stable condition. Sikes then fled on foot into a wooded area. A large manhunt followed, involving K9 units, drones, and a helicopter from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. At approximately 3:52 a.m., officers located Sikes, who was reportedly armed with a rifle. He fired at officers, who opened fire and fatally shot him. Officials later stated Sikes was possibly linked to an earlier homicide under investigation. No additional body camera footage or surveillance recordings have been publicly released.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/armed-manhunt-underway-monroe-after-officer-shot-overnight/7V5M6HZDYFGNJKONAN3O3V7JRM/
https://www.wbtv.com/2025/05/31/officer-shot-suspect-killed-after-vehicle-pursuit-ends-union-county/
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/monroe-officer-shot-suspect-killed/275-1a1b01c2-2324-4e21-bf86-1ff20f36b4fc
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article288771930.html
https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/officer-shot-overnight-in-monroe-police-searching-for-suspect/