Suspect dead after weekend shootout with deputies in WNC

A suspect is dead after a deputy involved shooting over the weekend in Western North Carolina. The Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Pizza Hut in Brevard around 12:30AM, Sunday.

The Sheriff’s Office says as Deputies pulled into the parking lot, the suspect began firing. Deputies then returned fire the suspect was hit and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The deceased has been identified as 30 year old, Raul Albert Rivera…

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