Two Watauga County Sheriff’s deputies were shot Wednesday during an ongoing standoff situation in Boone, North Carolina, according to Watauga County Emergency Services.
Law enforcement personnel were conducting a welfare check when the deputies were shot. A statement from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said one of the injured deputies was removed from the location while the other remains on the scene.
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The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office statement added: “The shooter remains active on the scene, barricaded in a section of the home.”
The Boone Police Department confirmed that officers are present in the area near Hardaman Circle in Boone. Residents have been ordered to stay inside, with doors and windows closed.
The nearby Mount Vernon School was placed on lockdown at 11 a.m., although parents were permitted to come to the school to pick up their children.
Rose Eiklor, a reporter from the local Spectrum News 1 CLT, tweeted out a video that shows a North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation bomb squad truck arriving on the scene. She also wrote that multiple agencies had roads closed in the area.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Boone Police is currently assisting the Watauga County Sherriff’s Office in the Brown’s Chapel Area of Watauga County with an ongoing stand-off. No additional information is available at this time.
— Boone NC Police Dept (@boonepolice) April 28, 2021
