(AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Department )
DALLAS, North Carolina- Gaston County Police responding to a possible burglary call early Monday morning shot and killed a robbery suspect who may be linked to the serial killings in South Carolina.
According police, when they entered the residence, they found two people who lived there and a third who "was an acquaintance," police said in a news release.
Officers began to check the individuals for identification and one suspect gave police false information. A second check on the suspect uncovered an outstanding warrant from Lincoln County. As officers attempted to serve the outstanding warrant the suspect pulled a gun and began firing at police officers. Officers returned fire killing the suspect.
Officer J.K. Shaw suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and has been treated and released from hospital.
Gaston County police are not releasing specific information on how the robbery suspects is linked to the serial killing in South Carolina they did say, The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is currently conducting an investigation at the request of Gaston County Police.
Gaston County is about 33 miles northeast of Gaffney, South Carolina. Police say a serial killer in the Gaffney area has killed five people since late June.
Police in Cherokee County, which includes Gaffney, had issued a basic description of the killer and said he may be driving a Ford Explorer from the early 1990s.
Officers J.K. Shaw, K.L. Williamson and G.J. Kuzia were placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of the investigation, according to the Gaston County police Press release.
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