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
