Traffic stop leads to deadly shooting in Lincoln County

LINCOLNTON – A man is dead following a law enforcement officer-involved shooting stemming from a confrontation during an early-Saturday traffic stop. At approximately 12:19 a.m. Feb. 5, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a 2001 Honda Accord in the 1700 block of Woolie Road, northeast of Lincolnton. During the traffic stop, according to Sheriff’s Office […]