Details Released In Caldwell Deputy-Involved Shooting

CHARLOTTE, NC– Tonight we know more about what led up to a Caldwell County Deputy shooting and killing a man.

The State Bureau of Investigation says that man pulled a gun on the deputy.

The deputy was responding to a domestic disturbance at Roy Minton’s house on Dudley Shoals Road around 1 on Monday morning.
Investigators say Minton had a pistol and confronted the deputy.

That’s when the deputy shot Minton.

That deputy is now on administrative leave. The Caldwell County District Attorney’s office is working with the SBI to determine if the deputy will be charged.