COFIELD, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina sheriff says his chief deputy has shot and killed a man after he and other law enforcement officers responded to a report of a person with a handgun.
Hertford County Sheriff Dexter Hayes said Monday that deputies and other agencies responded Sunday to a call at a location on N.C. Highway 45 South involving “a man combative and irate.” Hayes says Chief Deputy William Liverman killed 44-year-old Philip Wayne Outland of Perquimans County, adding that Liverman is now on administrative leave with pay.
Hayes said both the chief deputy and the suspect are white. Liverman is a 20-year veteran of the sheriff’s office.
People were interested in these podcasts
The sheriff’s office says the State Bureau of Investigation has been asked to look into the shooting.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.