What to know
- A nine-hour standoff in Chatham County began when a man fired at authorities trying to serve an involuntary commitment order.
- The suspect fired hundreds of rounds during the standoff, which ended when a deputy shot and wounded the suspect.
- The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the case.
A suspect is in custody after being shot by a deputy in a hours-long standoff that took place in Chatham County.
The standoff started around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday when deputies responded to a home on Lambert Chapel Road in the western part of the county to serve an involuntary commitment order at the request of a family.
While deputies were speaking with the family, a man started firing from a trailer on the property.
Shortly after 4 p.m., the man then started to shoot directly at deputies, according to Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy then returned fire.
Over several more hours, the man kept shooting from inside the trailer, with hundreds of rounds being spent.
The standoff ended after nine hours when a second Chatham County deputy shot back at the suspect who was hit and taken to the hospital.
He was taken to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill for treatment.
The name of the suspect, who was conscious and alert, and his condition have not been released as of Thursday morning.
No one else was injured in the standoff.
NC State Bureau of Investigation will review case
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is conducting the investigation, which is standard procedure in any officer-involved shooting.
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office received assistance from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office.
“This was an extremely dangerous and unpredictable situation that could have ended very differently,” Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson said. “I’m grateful that our deputies remained calm under pressure and followed their training to protect themselves and others.”
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