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Dean Bennett Laine

Gender : Male

Age : 56

Race : White

Date : 10/09/2023

Location : US-70

City : Black Mountain

County : Buncombe

State : North Carolina

Agency : Black Mountain PD, Montreat PD, Asheville PD, Buncombe County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Black Mountain PD allegedly attempted a traffic stop on a man with an unknown previous criminal history who fled, crashed into the side of a motel and locked himself into the motel with a gun. About 35 officers from Black Mountain PD, Montreat PD, Asheville PD and the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office responded to the motel according to Black Mountain PD Chief Parker. After a SWAT siege for an unknown length of time, the man allegedly fired a shot in an unknown direction and a second shot, killing himself under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2023/10/10/police-standoff-at-black-mountain-motel-ends-in-death-by-suicide/71128251007/