Deputy shoots, kills armed man in Caldwell County

February 22, 2024 at 10:28 pm EST
CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A deputy shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them Thursday afternoon in Caldwell County, investigators said.
Someone called 911 at 2:05 p.m. and said her son had a gun at a home on Watson Road in the Gamewell community near Lenoir.
Two deputies got to the home and encountered a man armed with a handgun.

The deputies tried to negotiate with him but he pointed his gun at them.

One of the deputies shot and killed the man. He died at the scene, the sheriff said.

Several family members of the man who was shot gathered at the scene. Neighbors said police have been called to the home in the past.

“I really hate it for the whole family,” Bruce Spears said. “I mean they’re basically really good people. But every once in a while, you have a child you just can’t control.”

Deputies said the State Bureau of Investigation will oversee the case.