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.
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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.
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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