OFFICER DOWN: NC Deputy Sheriff Shot and Killed
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Ned P. Byrd
Wake County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch Thursday, August 11, 2022
Deputy Sheriff Ned Byrd was shot and killed while on patrol shortly after 11:00 pm.
Deputy Byrd was shot multiple times after he exited his vehicle at the intersection of Battle Bridge Road and Auburn-Knightdale Road while investigating suspicious activity. He was in the area after the agency had received several calls regarding the activity; however, he had not marked out on an event when he was shot.
Another deputy located him approximately two hours later. Deputy Byrd's canine partner was still inside their patrol vehicle.
The subject was arrested a week later.
Deputy Bryd was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served with the Wake County Sheriff's Office for 13 years. He is survived by his K9 partner, sister, brother-in-law, and four nephews.
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