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Adam William Klutz

Case from Oak-hill, NC dated Sep 19, 2008

Victim Details

Adam William Klutz

Male

White / Caucasian

Oak-hill

NC

2008-09-19

25

Adam

William Klutz

07/17/2026

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Adam William Klutz, a 25-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on September 19, 2008, in Oak Hill, North Carolina. Deputy Sheriff Klutz was responding to a 911 hangup call on Fox Winkler Road in Lenoir when he was ambushed. Upon arriving at the scene, a man at the residence opened fire on him with an AR-15 rifle, striking him in the head as he exited his patrol car. Despite being transported to Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Deputy Klutz succumbed to his injuries.

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