Man killed by Cumberland County deputy who responded to assist firefighters, sheriff's office says

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Cumberland County deputy shot and killed a man who allegedly had a gun Sunday night in Fayetteville.

Around 10 p.m., the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office received a call to assist the Pearce's Mill Fire Department on Airline Drive. Firefighters at the scene of a brush fire had reported a man with a firearm.

According to the sheriff's office, deputies located the man less than a mile away on Catherine Drive. They instructed him to drop the weapon, but he refused and pointed it at the deputies. In response, one deputy fired, striking the man.

The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene, authorities confirmed.

Per protocol, the State Bureau of Investigation will conduct an investigation on the incident. The deputy involved will be placed on administrative leave pending an internal review.

More information will be released when possible, the sheriff's office said.

This comes after over the weekend, police officers in Kinston shot and killed an armed man while responding to a domestic-related incident.