Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Brandon Wayne Taylor

Gender : Male

Age : 34

Race : White

Date : 09/22/2025

Location : 1900 block of Mercantile Drive, Minuteman convenience store

City : Leland

County : Brunswick

State : North Carolina

Agency : Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during confrontation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/22/2025 at about 5:00 a.m., Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at the Minuteman convenience store on Mercantile Drive in Leland. Deputies encountered Brandon Wayne Taylor, 34, of Collinsville, Virginia. According to officials, Taylor drew a firearm and fired, striking a deputy twice. Deputies opened fire, killing him. The deputy was taken to a hospital and later released. Taylor’s body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wect.com/2025/09/22/deputy-released-from-hospital-suspect-identified-after-early-morning-shooting-brunswick-county/
https://www.spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2025/09/22/suspect-killed--deputy-wounded-in-leland-shooting