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Chad DeWayne Pike

Age : 48

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/14/2023

Location : 219 Capps Bridge Rd

City : Princeton

County : Wayne

State : North Carolina

Agency : Wayne County SO

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/14/2023, at approximately 3:06 p.m., Wayne County 911 received a call reporting that 48-year-old Chad DeWayne Pike was inside a residence at 219 Capps Bridge Road near Princeton carrying a loaded shotgun. The caller told the dispatcher Pike was demanding to see her husband, who had died several years earlier. During the 16-minute 911 call, the caller reported that Pike walked through the residence with the shotgun, pushed her aside, and continued searching the home. She eventually locked herself inside a bedroom with a handgun while waiting for deputies to arrive.
Wayne County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the residence and encountered Pike outside the home while he was carrying the shotgun. Deputies repeatedly ordered him to put the weapon down. According to the Sheriff's Office, Pike did not comply and instead raised the shotgun toward the deputies. At least one deputy fired, striking Pike. Deputies requested emergency medical assistance, but Pike died at the scene. No deputies were physically injured during the encounter.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation assumed responsibility for the criminal investigation. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office placed the deputies involved on administrative leave pending completion of the SBI investigation, consistent with department policy.
Publicly available records reviewed through August 2026 do not identify the deputy or deputies who fired the fatal shots. Likewise, no publicly released SBI investigative summary, district attorney declination letter, or prosecutorial findings identifying the deputies were located. Because the identities of the deputies remain undisclosed, no review of prior shootings, complaints, disciplinary history, lawsuits, or criminal investigations could be completed.
No publicly released body-camera footage, dash-camera video, or other police recordings documenting the shooting were located. The release of the 911 recording provided additional details about the events preceding deputies' arrival but did not document the shooting itself.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.goldsborodailynews.com/2023/08/14/incident-on-capps-bridge-road-leaves-suspect-dead/

https://abc11.com/wayne-county-deputy-shotgun-man-shot-killed/13648907/