Man shot dead by Sampson County deputy after chase
HOME IN RALEIGH. WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT THAT FIRE. GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT. I'M JULIAN GRACE.
WHAT WE ARE FOLLOWING A
DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF SAMPSON
COUNTY THIS EVENING. THIS MAN
RIGHT HERE.
>> BILLIE JO FAIR, COUGH JUNIOR
IS DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT BY
DEPUTIES FOLLOWING A CHASE.
AND THEN A CRASH THAT HAPPENED
AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 4.21.
AND KITTY FORK ROAD AT AROUND
9.30, THIS MORNING. THAT'S
WHERE WRAL'S WILLING DATA LEE
WAS EARLIER TONIGHT.
ACCORDING TO THE SAMPSON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE MAN
KILLED IN THIS OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTING LED DEPUTIES ON A
CHASE ON A MOTORCYCLE AND REACH
FOR WEAPONS BEFORE BEING SHOT.
>> IS NOT BECAUSE ONLY SOME OF
>> THAT'S ALL WE HIT. THIS IS
39 YEAR-OLD BILLY FAIRCLOUGH
JUNIOR. ACCORDING TO HIS
FAMILY. HE'S THE MAN SHOT AND
KILLED BY A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
AFTER A CHASE AROUND 9.30 THIS
MORNING. SAMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF
DEPUTIES PURSUED FAIRCLOUGH
FOR REGISTRATION VIOLATION.
THAT CHASE ENDED WHEN
FAIRCLOUGH CRASHED. HIS
MOTORCYCLE HERE AT THE
INTERSECTION OF US 4.21.
AND KITTY FORK ROAD ACCORDING
TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
FAIRCLOUGH WAS ARMED AND REACH
FOR A WEAPON AFTER THE CRASH.
THAT'S WHEN THE DEPUTY FIRED
SHOTS. THEY ATTEMPTED TO
PERFORM FIRST AID BUT
FAIRCLOUGH WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD
AT A HOSPITAL. HIS COUSIN
ELIZABETH TOLD WRAL SHE'S HEARD
CONFLICTING STORIES ABOUT HOW
THE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
UNFOLDED. SHE WANTS ANSWERS.
HE DID WHAT WAS ASKED.
>> AND NEWS, 17 CASINGS.
ON THE GROUND.
AFTER HE WAS ASKED TO DISARM
HIS IF I WERE HIM. IT STILL
MAKES SEATS.
>> THOSE ARE SOME OF THEIR
CLASS BELONGINGS LEFT SCATTERED
ON THE GROUND FOLLOWING THE
SHOOTING.
ONE OF HIS COUSIN SENT ME A
MESSAGE THAT READS IN PART, MY
COUSIN MADE MISTAKES. HE WAS
INVOLVED IN THINGS LIKE THEFT
AND WE'RE NOT HERE TO DENY THAT
ARE PRETENDING THAT HE WAS
PERFECT. BUT HE WAS STILL A
HUMAN BEING. A SON, A FRIEND
AND SOMEONE WHO HAD PEOPLE WHO
LOVED HIM. ELIZABETH FAIRCLOUGH
SAYS HER FAMILY IS DETERMINED
TO GET THEIR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED.
>> IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, SAY
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE A
FAMILY MEMBER.
>> THE FAIRCLOUGH FAMILY TELL
ME DUE TO THIS ONGOING
INVESTIGATION, THEY HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO SEE BILLIE'S BODY
WERE TO SAY GOODBYE. I HAVE
REACHED OUT TO THE SAMPSON
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE DEPUTIES
INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING.
IT TO SEE IF THEY WILL BE
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE