- There is an ongoing standoff in a Boone, North Carolina neighborhood.
- A sheriff's deputy was shot in the standoff. The deputy's condition is currently unknown.
- Police are asking Boone residents to shelter in place with doors and windows closed until the situation is resolved.
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A North Carolina sheriff's deputy was shot amid a standoff situation on Monday afternoon, police said.
Police in Boone, North Carolina, said on Twitter that it was assisting the Watauga County Sheriff's Office in an "ongoing stand-off" situation in a residential neighborhood.
The police department asked residents to shelter in place with their doors and windows closed.
The deputy who was shot was a member of the Watauga County Sheriff's Office, WNCT reported. The deputy's current condition is unknown.
Details of what led to the standoff and shooting remain unclear.
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