A police officer has been killed and another injured in a shooting in Concord, North Carolina.
The Concord Police Department said the suspect in the Wednesday shooting had also died. The suspect was armed, according to a tweet posted by the police department early Thursday.
The officer-involved shooting took place in Gateway Lane near Speedway Boulevard. One officer died while another sustained injuries that are not life-threatening, police said.
2/3 The subject involved was armed and is deceased. CPD will release more information in the form of a formal conference Thursday morning.
This loss is devastating not only to the member’s family and loved ones but every police officer across the city, state, and country.
— Concord, NC Police (@ConcordNCPolice) December 17, 2020
“With a heavy heart, we confirm that two Concord Police Officers were involved in an incident resulting in the tragic loss of a CPD officer,” the police department said on Twitter. “The second officer was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.”
In another tweet, police said: “The subject involved was armed and is deceased.”
Neither the officers nor the suspect was identified.
No other details about the shooting were immediately released, but police said more information will be provided at a news conference on Thursday morning.
“This loss is devastating not only to the member’s family and loved ones but every police officer across the city, state, and country,” the police department added on Twitter. “Please join us by praying for all involved.”
Currently on the scene of an officer involved shooting on Gateway Lane near Speedway Blvd. More information to follow as soon as available. Avoid the area. /kee pic.twitter.com/Nn6QuQtBYa
— Concord, NC Police (@ConcordNCPolice) December 17, 2020
Police said memorials to the fallen officer can be placed at the police department’s headquarters at the corner of Cabarrus Avenue and Spring Street.
Police also urged people to avoid the area as they continue to investigate.
The shooting comes days after a 25-year-old police officer was killed in the line of duty in Mount Holly, located around 30 miles from Concord.
Tyler Herndon, an officer with the Mount Holly Police Department, was shot by a suspect while responding to a break-in at a car wash and arcade in the early hours of Friday morning.
Herndon later died in hospital, just two days before his 26th birthday.
Officers from law enforcement agencies across North Carolina showed up to pay their respects at Herndon’s funeral in his hometown of Kings Mountain on Tuesday, according to local media reports.
Herndon was a 2017 graduate of UNC Charlotte, where he majored in Criminal Justice, his obituary on Harris Funeral Home’s website said. “Tyler always wanted to be in law enforcement and loved his job,” it added.
A grand jury indicted Joshua Tyler Funk, 24, in Herndon’s killing on Monday, The Charlotte Observer reported.
Stock photo. A police officer was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Concord, North Carolina Getty
