Harnett deputy shooting: Man killed leaves behind 2 children, was having mental episode
SAID IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED
THE LINES TO COME DOWN.
>> A MAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING
SHOT BY A HARNETT COUNTY DEPUTY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THAT'S
ACCORDING TO THE HARNETT COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. FAMILY
MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THE MAN AS
40 YEAR-OLD LEO REEVES.
AUTHORITIES HAVE ALSO RELEASED
THE NAME OF THE DEPUTY INVOLVED
IN THE SHOOTING. WR IS CHELSEA
DONOVAN IS ON THE SCENE WHERE
IT HAPPENED IN LILLINGTON.
CHELSEA.
>> THIS IS A TERRIBLE
SITUATION. RENAE WE JUST GOT
DONE SPEAKING TO THE EX-WIFE
OF LEO REEVES, HE LEAVES BEHIND
2 CHILDREN. WE UNDERSTAND
YESTERDAY THAT HE WAS SHOT IN
THE CHEST AT THIS HOME HERE
ON NEAL'S CREEK ROAD. WE DO
KNOW THAT HE WAS HAVING A
MENTAL EPISODE OF BREAKDOWN.
HE HAD BEEN KNOWN TO USE
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AFTER THE
PASSING OF HIS MOTHER. JUST
HEARTBREAKING
TO HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS. THEY
BELIEVE THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE
WAS USED, BUT NOW WE KNOW FROM
HARNETT COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE, THEY SAY THAT 40
YEAR-OLD LEO REEVES HAD A KNIFE
AND HE WAS THREATENING THE
9-1-1. CALLER IN HIS HOME,
WHICH WE UNDERSTAND WAS HIS
CURRENT GIRLFRIEND. THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS DEPUTY
CALVIN JOHNSON WAS DISPATCHING
RESPONDED TO THE CALL WHEN
DEPUTY JOHNSON ARRIVED HERE,
REEVES PULLED OUT A KNIFE, THEY
SAY AND AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS
TO DE-ESCALATE THE DEADLY FORCE
SITUATION, DEPUTY JOHNSON FIRED
HIS GUN AT THE SUSPECT IN AN
ATTEMPT TO STOP HIM FROM
ADVANCING TOWARDS HIM WITH HIS
KNIFE. NOW, DEPUTIES DID
PERFORM MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL
EMS ARRIVED. BUT REEVES DIED AT
THE HOSPITAL. WE CAN SEE JUST
FROM FIRST GLANCE YEARS, WE'RE
STAYING BACK TO GIVE THIS
FAMILY PRIVACY. I CAN COUNT
ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT BULLET HOLES
IN THE SIGHTING OF THIS HOME.
NOW, WE SHOULD MENTION DEPUTY
JOHNSON. HE'S 40 YEARS OLD.
HE'S BEEN WITH THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE JUST ABOUT 6, 7 MONTHS.
NOT THAT LONG. BUT HE'S GOT
ABOUT A DECADE OF PREVIOUS LAW
ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE AHEAD
OF THAT. SO RIGHT NOW THE FBI
HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO
INVESTIGATE THAT STANDARD
PROTOCOL.
>> AND OF COURSE, THAT DEPUTY
RIGHT NOW IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE WITH PAY THAT TOO, IS
STANDARD PROTOCOL. WE SHOULD
MENTION WE WILL HAVE AN
INTERVIEW WITH THE EX-WIFE OF
LEO REEVES AND WE'LL BRING THAT
TO YOU ONLINE IN OUR LATER