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This happened in the next county just to the north of us. Sounds like a very sad story. What I'm trying to figure out is what the officers job was. I'm guessing park ranger... maybe. Best I can tell from the news stories, the suspect killed his parents. He then fled in a stolen car then abandoned a vehicle and fled into the woods on foot. Law enforcement pinned him down to a 1 mile perimeter. At some point the suspect killed this "Forestry Officer" and the officers service dog. Very sad for all involved. But what would this officer's job have been with the U.S. Forestry Service that would involve him carrying a service weapon and having a serch dog?
Officer, suspect and elderly couple dead in Burke Co. shooting
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BURKE COUNTY -- A U.S. Forestry Service law enforcement officer, an elderly couple, their son and a K9 dog are all dead after a string of shootings Wednesday in Burke County.
Deputies found the bodies of Levi and Rhonda Whisnant at a home in Morganton, which led to manhunt for Troy Whisnant, the couple's son.
Authorities said Whisnant killed the forestry officer, and he was also later killed by law enforcement.
In the midst of a dramatic manhunt, Burke County Sheriff Steve Whisenant remembered the bravery of a U.S. Forestry Service officer who would later lose his life in the line of duty.
"I spoke with that officer here at the command post prior to him being deployed. Fine officer coming to do his duty and our hearts go out to the family," said Sheriff Whisenant.
The officer and his K9 were killed Wednesday off of Fish Hatchery Road in Morganton.
Authorities were called to check on a couple who were found dead in their home.
The couple's son, Troy David Whisnant, was determined as a suspect in that case. Multiple agencies were called to find the armed man.
"We put officers in the woods and the K9 team, subsequently, was tracking the person and a shot was fired and one of our officers, a U.S. Forestry Service officer, was fatally wounded," said Sheriff Whisenant.
The Burke County sheriff said Avery County deputies and state troopers found Whisnant nearby.
Authorities said he had stolen firearms and the weapon of the dead forestry officer.
"They commanded him to lay the weapon down. He fired a shot at the officers, they returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect," said Sheriff Whisenant.
The FBI is investigating the deadly shooting of the fallen U.S. Forestry Service officer.
The SBI is looking into the shooting of the suspect and which law enforcement officer fired the deadly shot.
Deputies still aren't sure when the elderly couple died, but the Burke County sheriff said they had been
http://charlotte.twcnews.com/conten...and-elderly-couple-dead-in-burke-co--shooting
This happened in the next county just to the north of us. Sounds like a very sad story. What I'm trying to figure out is what the officers job was. I'm guessing park ranger... maybe. Best I can tell from the news stories, the suspect killed his parents. He then fled in a stolen car then abandoned a vehicle and fled into the woods on foot. Law enforcement pinned him down to a 1 mile perimeter. At some point the suspect killed this "Forestry Officer" and the officers service dog. Very sad for all involved. But what would this officer's job have been with the U.S. Forestry Service that would involve him carrying a service weapon and having a serch dog?
Officer, suspect and elderly couple dead in Burke Co. shooting
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BURKE COUNTY -- A U.S. Forestry Service law enforcement officer, an elderly couple, their son and a K9 dog are all dead after a string of shootings Wednesday in Burke County.
Deputies found the bodies of Levi and Rhonda Whisnant at a home in Morganton, which led to manhunt for Troy Whisnant, the couple's son.
Authorities said Whisnant killed the forestry officer, and he was also later killed by law enforcement.
In the midst of a dramatic manhunt, Burke County Sheriff Steve Whisenant remembered the bravery of a U.S. Forestry Service officer who would later lose his life in the line of duty.
"I spoke with that officer here at the command post prior to him being deployed. Fine officer coming to do his duty and our hearts go out to the family," said Sheriff Whisenant.
The officer and his K9 were killed Wednesday off of Fish Hatchery Road in Morganton.
Authorities were called to check on a couple who were found dead in their home.
The couple's son, Troy David Whisnant, was determined as a suspect in that case. Multiple agencies were called to find the armed man.
"We put officers in the woods and the K9 team, subsequently, was tracking the person and a shot was fired and one of our officers, a U.S. Forestry Service officer, was fatally wounded," said Sheriff Whisenant.
The Burke County sheriff said Avery County deputies and state troopers found Whisnant nearby.
Authorities said he had stolen firearms and the weapon of the dead forestry officer.
"They commanded him to lay the weapon down. He fired a shot at the officers, they returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect," said Sheriff Whisenant.
The FBI is investigating the deadly shooting of the fallen U.S. Forestry Service officer.
The SBI is looking into the shooting of the suspect and which law enforcement officer fired the deadly shot.
Deputies still aren't sure when the elderly couple died, but the Burke County sheriff said they had been
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