A homeowner shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies responded early Friday to shots fired call, which led to a homicide investigation.
When deputies got to the address on Flat Gap Road, they found Howard Gene Cook who had been shot. He died at the scene, the sheriff stated in a news release.
Cook went into a home, got a firearm and pointed it at the homeowner.
That was when the homeowner shot Cook, the sheriff says.
No further information has been released.
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