| September
21, 2004 |
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| Man Shot
By Deputy Dies |
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| A Connelly Springs man shot by a Burke County
deputy sheriff died this morning at a Catawba County hospital, after being on
life support since the shooting. |
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Burke County deputy Larry
McCorkle reportedly shot Robert Wade Hollars, 40, early Saturday morning after
the man came toward the deputy with a knife.
Burke County Sheriff John
T. McDevitt said Hollars (right) was chasing
another man, Vincent Roseboro with the knife when the deputy arrived at
Hollars' home, located at 2760 Warlick's Church Road . |
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| The
incident occurred around 2:47 a.m. on September 18th, according to
Sheriff's Office records. |
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| According to investigators, McCorkle witnessed
Hollars, who was holding a knife, chase Roseboro around a vehicle parked in the
driveway. A bloody Roseboro reportedly ran toward the deputy upon his arrival
and requested help. |
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| Hollars came toward Roseboro and McCorkle with
the knife and did not heed numerous warnings by McCorkle to drop the weapon,
McDevitt said. McDevitt said McCorkle fired one shot into Hollars chest
after Hollars attempted to stab the officer. |
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| Hollars reportedly staggered into the highway
and fell, and McCorkle called for assistance. |
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| McDevitt said the N.C. State Bureau of
Investigation was called to the scene to conduct an independent investigation
of the incident. |
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| Warrants had been issued for Hollars' arrest,
charging him with assault with a deadly weapon upon a government official. |
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