A White Oak man has died from injuries sustained following an exchange of gunfire with a Bladen County Sheriff’s Office deputy early Tuesday morning, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
Michael Bynum Horne Jr., 50, was pronounced dead at Bladen County Hospital. No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker has requested the State Bureau of Investigation take over the case, which is standard procedure for an officer-involved shooting.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the incident began about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 12 when Bladen County 911 received a call that the driver of a White Honda Accord was in front of the Elizabethtown Police Department shooting at the building.
About 12:49 a.m., a deputy conducted a traffic stop at N.C. 53 West and Saw Mill Lane of a vehicle matching the description, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The deputy requested that Horne step out of the vehicle. Instead, according to the Sheriff’s Office, Horne drove the vehicle down Saw Mill Lane, turned around and, as he was coming to N.C. 53 West, fired multiple shots at the deputy. The deputy, who has not been identified, returned fire and struck Horne several times.
Horne, again, drove away from the scene, but was found at a nearby residence, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies administered life-saving measures until Horne could be transported to Bladen County Hospital where he died from his injuries.
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