Rutherford County Deputy Sheriff Shot While On Duty
RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. – Officials with the Rutherfordton Police Department say theyΒ were dispatched to a possibleΒ suicidal person with a gunΒ atΒ 7:53 am on Saturday morning.
Officers from North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Rutherford County Sheriff Office, N.C. and Spindale Police Department responded to assist.
Police say when they responded to theΒ residence onΒ 166 Monfredo Street, the resident fired his weapon.
Officials say Rutherfordton Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies then returned the fire.
Officials say thatΒ Rutherford County Deputy Sheriff Patrick Wiseman was struck during the exchange of gunfire.
Wiseman wasΒ transported to a local trauma center with non-life threatening injuries.
Officials say early reports indicate that WisemanΒ is in stable condition.
Police say that theΒ resident was struck by gunfire and died at the scene.
The incidentΒ has been turned over to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
This is an active and ongoing investigation.
