Officials: NC deputy killed in hit-and-run crash
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy was killed in a hit-and-run crash while investigating a robbery early Friday morning, officials said.
Deputies with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office were investigating a robbery at a Fayetteville business when the crash occurred, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. As deputies returned from a canine track, the deputy, who was walking, was hit by a vehicle, officials said. The driver of the vehicle left the scene, but was found nearby.
The injured deputy was taken to a hospital, where he died, officials said.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are investigating.
Officials did not identify the deputy.
