Two other deputies were also shot during the incident and are recovering. 1 while serving involuntary commitment papers and died a day later. Hundreds of officers gathered from around the state Tuesday in Mount Olive for the funeral of Wayne County Sgt. It is also the second incident in which a deputy has died. The Wake County deputy is the seventh North Carolina law enforcement officer shot in roughly three weeks. & amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp nbsp & amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp nbsp He said they are using video from Byrd's car to try to figure out what happened. He said investigators are not sure how long it was between when Byrd was shot and when deputies found him. Once they clear a call they put their notes in right then and there if they have the time," Baker said. "There’s reason to believe that following one of the calls he responded to that he was somewhere in this area typing his notes on the computer and that is common for our patrol officers. "The dog was still inside the vehicle which tells me, tells us, that what he got out and apparently to him at that time didn’t appear to be any sort of a threat," he said, adding that Byrd did not call for backup before he was shot. “We are working on trying to develop some concrete leads to who is responsible but following one of those calls, he had the occasion to come down this road, and we believe he may have come into contact with someone and got out of his car to check on that situation, suspicious activity,” the sheriff said.
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on Battle Bridge Road, near Auburn-Knightdale Road southeast of Raleigh, the sheriff's office said.īaker said there was a series of calls Thursday night in the area where the deputy was found shot. “He was always in a good mood, good spirit because he enjoys what he does. Loves serving and protecting this county,” Baker said. “He’s a very dedicated and committed deputy sheriff. Byrd had been with the department for 13 years and was a member of the K9 unit. Sheriff Gerald Baker said Deputy Ned Byrd died after being shot multiple times. A search for the suspected shooter continued as of midday Friday.
A deputy with the Wake County Sheriff's Office died after being shot late Thursday night, authorities confirm.
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