Another brave NC Officer ends tour of duty

[KE4ZNR]

My thoughts and prayers go out to Investigator Pearson's family and friends. I wish we did not need the ODMP website but I am glad it is there to remind us of the sacrifices so many of our local men & women make daily in their quest to keep honor and safety a part of the Thin Blue Line.
My prayers go out as well to Deputy Ryan Dawson as he recovers from his injuries.
Marshall KE4ZNR

Detective Allen Pearson, Lenoir County Sheriff's Department

Detective Allen Pearson
Lenoir County Sheriff's Department
North Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Detective Allen Pearson was shot and killed as he and other members of the agency's Special Response Unit attempted to apprehend a suspect who had murdered a woman the previous day in a rural area of Lenoir County.

Deputies had responded to the scene after receiving reports of a man shooting a gun on a wooded path. When they arrived, the found the vehicle of the murder victim parked nearby. The suspect was located in the woods, where he was firing his rifle. The suspect refused to surrender and fired at the deputies.

The Lenoir County Sheriff's Department SRU was dispatched to the scene and located the suspect with the help of a North Carolina Highway Patrol helicopter. As the officers approached to take him into custody, the suspect opened fire with his rifle, leading to a gun battle in which Detective Pearson was fatally wounded and a second detective suffered a gunshot wound to his neck.

The suspect was shot several times by deputies and died from his wounds.
Agency Contact Information
Lenoir County Sheriff's Department
130 S Queen Street
Kinston, NC 28501

Phone: (252) 559-6101

WRAL's coverage of this Tragic Situation

 

[FireCop]

I actually read about it earlier tonight on PoliceOne.com and immediately forwarded it to my department. It has been a rough 30 days for the members of the law enforcement profession. 4 in Oakland. 3 in Pittsburgh. 1 in our state & too close to home. May Detective Pearson's family be covered in prayer at this time, as well as, Deputy Dawson as he heals.

 

[C138NC]

I actually read about it earlier tonight on PoliceOne.com and immediately forwarded it to my department. It has been a rough 30 days for the members of the law enforcement profession. 4 in Oakland. 3 in Pittsburgh. 1 in our state & too close to home. May Detective Pearson's family be covered in prayer at this time, as well as, Deputy Dawson as he heals.

I wouldnt forget about the 1 carthage office who was the only single officer to stop 1 man who killed 8 others as he took 2 bullets to himself but its a good thing he is still alive but still heart breaking everyone else did not make it.

People who dont want to go to jail should never do the crime as the sentence goes but these things are WAY to close to home and im always wondering if my family members are ok "LAPD, Nebraska state police, NYPD and me here"

 

[RMPDCOP]

Funeral Arrangements Det. Allen Pearson

The following are the Funeral Arrangements are as follows for Det. Allen Pearson.

Visitation is Friday April 10, 2009 from 6-9PM at Howard and Carter Funeral Home 1608 W. Vernon Ave Kinston, NC.

Funeral Services are Saturday Aprill 11 @ 11:00 AM at the Kinston Performing Arts Center at the Kinston High School 2601 N. Queen Street Kinston, NC.

Detective Pearson was 29 years of age married with no children. He is survived by his Mother, Father, Sister, Step-Mother and Wife.

Please remember his family in your thoughts and prayers, also Deputy Ryan Dawson who is recovering from his injuries sustained in the shooting at Pitt Memorial Hospital.

 

[reconrider8]

amen never can give those boys/men in blue enough prayer.. they go threw hell every day