Man shot by deputy in Person County was waving gun at passing cars, officials say
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. COMING UP.
>> THANKS, ELIZABETH. WE ARE
FOLLOWING A DEVELOPING STORY
OUT OF PERSON COUNTY RIGHT NOW
AND AS YOU SEE ON THIS MAP, A
MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY A
PERSON COUNTY DEPUTY AND ERIC
MILLER IS LIVE RIGHT THERE.
WE TAKE A PERSON COUNTY AIRPORT
CAN TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> WELL, JEFF, WE'VE GOT NEW
INFORMATION FROM THE PERSON
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE IN
JUST THE LAST HOUR OF THE HALF
HOUR AND A HALF. THEY SAY ALL
OF THIS PLAYED OUT IN THIS VERY
RURAL AREA OUTSIDE OF ON THE
INTERSECTION OF MOUNT HARMONY,
CHURCH ROAD IN COUSIN ROAD
RIGHT HERE. THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT SAYS WHEN THEY GOT
THE CALL, THERE WAS A VEHICLE
DOWN HERE IN THE DITCH AND A
MAN WALKING ALONG THE ROAD,
WAVING A GUN AT PASSING CARS.
YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO
HERE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF
WHAT'S LEFT BEHIND FROM THIS
SENIOR LAW TONIGHT. ALL OF THIS
PLAYING OUT RIGHT AROUND 6
O'CLOCK YESTERDAY EVENING.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS WHEN
DEPUTIES GOT OUT HERE TO THE
SCENE, THEY FOUND THAT MAN
WAVING THE GUN. THEY ORDERED
HIM TO PUT THAT GUN DOWN.
THAT MAN INSTEAD FIRING 2 SHOTS
AND SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THAT MAN
THEN CONTINUED TO WALK TOWARDS
THOSE DEPUTY'S GUN IN HAND.
STILL REFUSING TO RESPOND TO
COMMANDS. THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES
FIRED THOSE FATAL SHOTS.
AND WE ARE STILL WORKING TO
LEARN THAT MAN'S NAME, WORKING
TO LEARN WHAT EXACTLY LED UP
TO THIS INCIDENT HERE.
>> BUT WE DO KNOW THAT BOTH THE
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AHEAD OF THE
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HAD A BODY CAM
ON AND THERE WAS ALSO A DASHCAM
IN THAT DEPUTY'S VEHICLE AS
WELL. THE SBI, WHICH IS TAKING
OVER THIS INVESTIGATION IS
GOING TO BE LOOKING VERY
CLOSELY AT THOSE VIDEOS IS THEY
WANT TO LEARN WHAT EXACTLY