SHELBY, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina police chief says an officer who was shot and wounded as he attempted to serve warrants on a man has died.
Shelby Police Chief Jeff Ledford said in a statement that 38-year-old Officer Tim Brackeen, who was a 12-year veteran of the force, died at a Charlotte hospital on Monday.
Ledford said Brackeen was looking for 23-year-old Irving Lucien Fenner Jr. early Saturday morning to serve warrants on him.
According to Ledford, Brackeen found Fenner at a home, where the two struggled before Brackeen was shot in the chest. The chief said Brackeen was wearing his bulletproof vest at the time of the shooting.
Fenner was initially charged with attempted murder, but Ledford said the charge has been upgraded to first-degree murder.
