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Police officer killed in shooting incident at North Carolina’s supermarket, suspect in custody

The Food Lion store where the alleged shootout took place will remain closed as the probe is underway, the store said in a statement.

North Carolina police officer killed in shooting

Police said a suspect was later taken into custody and announced the death of Greensboro police officer Michael Horan, in a press conference. (Photo: Facebook/ Greensboro Police Department)

A police officer was fatally shot on Monday in a North Carolina supermarket as he was responding to reports of a man with a gun inside the mart, the authorities said.

Police said a suspect was later taken into custody and announced the death of Greensboro police officer Michael Horan, in a press conference adding that Horan was responding to the reports of a gunman when he was shot in the afternoon at a Food Lion store in Greensboro.

Ramona Miller, who was shopping in the mart with her six year old granddaughter, said that she heard shots being fired.

I am in contact with local and state law enforcement regarding the shooting involving a Greensboro Police Officer. We have sent significant state law enforcement personnel who are helping with the response. – RC

— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) December 23, 2024

“We were on our way out and I was purchasing a lottery ticket and I was just sitting there and heard a ‘pop-pop’ and then ‘pop-pop-pop.’ I think I heard five shots. At first I didn’t know it was a shooting…but an employee yelled out, ‘Shooting! Shooting!’” Miller said, as quoted by Associated Press.

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North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper, in a post on X said, “I am in contact with local and state law enforcement regarding the shooting involving a Greensboro Police Officer. We have sent significant state law enforcement personnel who are helping with the response.”

*** NEWS CONFERENCE – 3 p.m. today (12/23/2024) at Police Headquarters ***

GREENSBORO, NC (December 23, 2024) – The Greensboro Police Department will release details about a shooting that occurred this morning involving one of our officers inside the Food Lion in the… pic.twitter.com/yxscMzYYbt

— Greensboro Police Department (@GSO_Police) December 23, 2024

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, which is the apex body for probe in the state, is leading the investigation with authorities stating that the circumstances under which officer Michael Horan was shot and the entire fatal incident remained under investigation.

Assistant Police Chief Milford J Harris at the press briefing said, “He was an excellent officer. He had an outstanding reputation inside the department and in the community.”

The Food Lion store where the alleged shootout took place will remain closed as the probe is underway, the store said in a statement. The Food Lion store added that it was providing resources to its affected workers.

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