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Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 59F. Winds light and variable..
Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 59F. Winds light and variable.
Updated: April 19, 2024 @ 9:14 pm
Two deputies shot at a suspect after he drove through Alamance County while trying to evade authorities, according to a press release from the Alamance County Sheriff's Office.
At around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, Benjamin Michael Morley, 39, of Mooresville, N.C. was driving a wanted vehicle and was involved in a hit and run in Chapel Hill, N.C, the release said.
The Sheriff's Office reported that a UNC Police Officer fired at the vehicle, and authorities were told Morley was armed and dangerous.
At 10:07 p.m, deputies with the Alamance County Sheriff's Office saw the vehicle in the 400 block of Harden Street in Graham. They said they attempted a traffic stop, but the driver wouldn't stop.
As deputies pursued the vehicle, Morley rammed into a deputy's car, the Sheriff's Office said.
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At 10:12 p.m, the vehicle stopped near the intersection of Graham Hopedale Road and River Street.
When deputies approached the driver's side of the car, Morley reportedly lunged at them, swinging a machete, according to the press release. Two deputies responded by shooting at him, the Sheriff's Office said.
Morley had "a grazed wound on his lower left leg," the release said. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Morley is being charged with three counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and one count felony flee/elude arrest. He will be arrested and taken to the county jail once he is released from the hospital.
The deputies involved in the shooting are on administrative leave and are being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation, which is typical protocol.
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