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CONNELLY SPRINGS, N.C. - Deputies are investigating after a man riding a four-wheeler was shot and killed after reportedly running over two people early Monday morning in Burke County.
The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. on Old North Carolina 18 in Connelly Springs, which is 10 miles south of Morganton.
Officials said deputies got a 911 call, saying a person riding a 4-wheeler ran over two people on another person's property.
Deputies said a third person fired shots at the 4-wheeler, hitting the rider.
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The rider, identified as Lawrence Ervin McGee, died shortly after Burke County deputies and medical crews got to the property.
Channel 9 spoke with Andrew Smith, who has been charged with murder in the case. He said he was trying to keep others from being hurt when he fired several shots.
"I used my concealed carry the way I was trained to use it. I was protecting myself, my friends, my family," Smith said.
Sheriff Steve Whisenant said McGee didn’t live on the property where the shooting happened.
“When we went to the scene, things did not add up completely to the original information we were given,” Whisenant said. “As evidence was collected, it doesn’t appear it was completely self-defense.”
CONNELLY SPRINGS, N.C. - Deputies are investigating after a man riding a four-wheeler was shot and killed after reportedly running over two people early Monday morning in Burke County.
The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. on Old North Carolina 18 in Connelly Springs, which is 10 miles south of Morganton.
Officials said deputies got a 911 call, saying a person riding a 4-wheeler ran over two people on another person's property.
Deputies said a third person fired shots at the 4-wheeler, hitting the rider.
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The rider, identified as Lawrence Ervin McGee, died shortly after Burke County deputies and medical crews got to the property.
Channel 9 spoke with Andrew Smith, who has been charged with murder in the case. He said he was trying to keep others from being hurt when he fired several shots.
"I used my concealed carry the way I was trained to use it. I was protecting myself, my friends, my family," Smith said.
Sheriff Steve Whisenant said McGee didn’t live on the property where the shooting happened.
“When we went to the scene, things did not add up completely to the original information we were given,” Whisenant said. “As evidence was collected, it doesn’t appear it was completely self-defense.”