Deputies shoot, kill man they say pointed shotgun at them in Wayne County

PRINCETON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man carrying a shotgun was shot and killed by deputies in Wayne County.

Wayne County Sheriff's Office said a call came in around 3 p.m. Monday about a suspicious person with a weapon. The caller reported the man was outside a home on Capps Bridge Road near US 70 in Princeton.

When deputies arrived, they found the man and realized he had a shotgun.

They said he refused to comply with commands they were shouting at him. Instead, he raised the shotgun to point it at the deputies.

At least one deputy opened fire on the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Linda West, who lives across the street, said she came home and talked to the daughter of the woman who lives in the house.

She said the man had shown up recently and came back again Monday, but he was armed this time

West said the woman told her she got him to leave and called 9-1-1.

"When deputies arrived, he had a shotgun, he was in the back yard had a shotgun, they requested for him to put it down, he did not comply," West said. "It's a scary situation and stuff like that. Could've happened to anybody. Never would imagine anything like this would happen."

The man's identity is being withheld until family can be notified, the sheriff's office said.

The State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident. As is standard, the deputies involved will be placed on administrative leave until further notice.