Suspect shot by deputy in standoff after pointing crossbow, sheriff says
By Marisa Sardonia & RubyAnnas
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BURNSVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A tense standoff in Yancey County ended with a suspect being shot by a deputy, officials confirmed.
The suspect was identified as Brian Thomas Wilson of Yancey County, according to a Yancey County Sheriff’s Office Facebook update.
According to the sheriff’s office update, deputies responded to a home on George’s Fork Road for an assault on a female, which involved Wilson.
According to a release from Yancey County Sheriff Shane Hilliard, the incident unfolded when a suspect pointed a crossbow with a broadhead at county deputies on George’s Fork Road. This prompted one deputy to fire a single round, hitting the suspect, Hilliard said.
The injured suspect was airlifted to Mission Hospital for treatment, and no deputies were harmed in the incident, Hilliard confirmed.
This remains an active investigation.
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