YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper was shot and wounded while helping other law enforcement officers with a car chase, officials said Tuesday. The suspect has died, Yancey County authorities said.
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According to a preliminary investigation, Trooper Kevin E. Glenn was shot as he prepared to deploy a tire deflation device on Tuesday near the area of U.S. 19 and Newdale Church Road in Yancey County.
Glenn, a 9-year veteran assigned to Mitchell County, was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, a news release said. The suspect is not at large and there is no threat to the public, the patrol said without providing additional information.
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The Highway Patrol directed questions on the chase and shooting to the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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