Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Kevin Dean Hammer
Age : 50
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 12/16/2025
Location : 8247 Pittsboro Goldston Road
City : Bear Creek
County : Chatham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Chatham County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during hostage rescue/standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/16/2025, Chatham County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an armed standoff at a residence on Pittsboro Goldston Road in Bear Creek, North Carolina. The situation reportedly escalated into a hostage scenario. Officers made entry into the home to rescue the hostage, whom they freed. During the encounter, deputies and the suspect engaged in an exchange of gunfire. 50-year-old Kevin Dean Hammer was shot by officers and pronounced dead. A Chatham County deputy was injured in the gunfire and transported for medical treatment. The incident remains under investigation by state law enforcement authorities.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sanfordherald.com/archives/deputy-shot-hostage-freed-suspect-dead-in-chatham-standoff/article_6280bb96-b9a9-5b3b-b2d5-04e2cb9b8f1e.html
https://hoodline.com/2025/12/hostage-rescued-suspect-dead-after-standoff-in-chatham-county-deputy-injured-in-exchange-of-fire/
https://www.wral.com/news/local/chatham-standoff-warrant-arrest-december-2025/
