Five people died during a standoff on Wednesday in Boone, North Carolina, including two sheriff’s deputies and three others, the Associated Press reported.
Watauga County Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were shot while responding to a residence after the homeowner and his family did not show up to work or answer phone calls, the AP reported. Fox died at the scene and officers transported Ward to a hospital where he eventually succumbed to his injuries.
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