Conover man accused of shooting at deputy is killed: Sheriff

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A man accused of shooting at a special tactics unit member during a standoff is now dead, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday.

Deputies responded to a suicide call around 8:41 p.m. Monday inside a home on Rifle Ridge Road. Deputies came upon Michael Rose, who was armed with a gun and refused to cooperate while threatening to take his own life.

The attempts to get Rose to communicate went on through 1 a.m. until what was believed to be a gunshot was heard inside the home and then smoke could be seen coming from the inside. Members of a special tactics unit then entered the home and during that time, Rose shot at a tactics unit member, who then returned fire, fatally striking Rose.

An elderly woman inside the home was safely removed from the house during the incident, deputies said.

NCSBI is involved in the investigation.

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