Man killed after shooting at deputy in North Carolina, sheriff’s office says

A wanted person shot at a deputy before he was shot and killed Sunday night, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. 

The shooting happened at about 10 p.m. on Dusty Road, a rural area in Taylorsville, between Hickory and Statesville, the sheriff’s office said.

The person had five warrants for their arrest, officials said. Deputies went to the home at about 10 p.m. and told the person to come out, but they tried to get away on foot, according to the sheriff’s office. 

One of the deputies caught up to the person, and they began to fight, officials said. The person fired a handgun at the deputy, and the deputy shot back, according to Sheriff Chad Pennell. 

The wanted person died from in the shooting, Pennell said in a news release. 

The deputy is on administrative leave with the State Bureau of Investigation investigates the shooting, the sheriff’s said. 

The sheriff’s office did not release names of the person shot or the deputy.