Shots Fired Outside Christian Church: What Do You Do?

When police chase an armed suspect toward a church parking lot on a Sunday morning, things can go sideways fast.

That’s exactly what happened February 8 in Hickory, North Carolina. According to reports, officers encountered a 35-year-old man holding a knife outside a nearby restaurant.

Commands were given. He refused. The situation escalated into a foot pursuit, straight toward St. Luke’s United Methodist Church as congregants were arriving for service.

During the chase, a police K-9 was deployed and reportedly stabbed. At one point, an officer fell, and the suspect turned back toward him with the knife still in hand. Officers fired. The suspect survived with non-life-threatening injuries. No officers were hurt. The North Carolina Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting, as is standard protocol.

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