Suspect shot by deputy in Yancey County standoff after pointing crossbow, sheriff says

BURNSVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A tense standoff in Yancey County ended with a suspect being shot by a deputy, officials confirmed.

The suspect was identified as Brian Thomas Wilson of Yancey County, according to a Yancey County Sheriff’s Office Facebook update.

According to the sheriff’s office update, deputies responded to a home on George’s Fork Road for an assault on a female, which involved Wilson…

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