A North Carolina police officer was shot while responding to a report of a person with a gun inside a supermarket, authorities said.
The shooting happened Monday morning at a Food Lion in Greensboro, police said.
Greensboro Officer Michael Horan was seriously injured after responding to a call about a “man with a firearm” inside the store, police said.
Police respond to a fatal shooting at a Food Lion on December 23, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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“The circumstances leading up to the shooting are currently under investigation,” Greensboro Police Assistant Chief MJ Harris said at a news conference Monday.
The suspect in the shooting fled the scene and was arrested after a high-speed chase, the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office said. There is no threat to the public, Harris said.
No further details about the suspect have been released.
Greensboro Officer Michael Horan, who was killed in the line of duty on December 23, 2024.
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Horan had been a sworn officer with the Greensboro Police Department since early 2018.
“He was a great officer,” Harris said. “He had an excellent reputation within the department and the community.”
Horan served in the US Coast Guard for 18 years and received an award for rescuing a father and son from rip currents. police department.
“We’re just heartbroken,” Greensboro City Manager Trey Davis said at the conference.
Authorities have arrested a suspect in a shooting on December 23, 2024, on I-40 in Duplin County, North Carolina.
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The Greensboro Police Department asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to take the lead in the investigation into the shooting.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said “significant state law enforcement personnel” had been dispatched to assist in the response.
A Food Lion spokeswoman said they are cooperating with authorities and the store will be closed during the investigation.
“Food Lion is deeply saddened by the tragedy that occurred at our store,” the spokesperson said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the officer’s family and friends.”
“We are providing resources to support our partners at this difficult time,” added the spokesperson.
ABC News’ Ahmad Hemingway contributed to this report.
