David Shawn Blanton Jr., a 24-year-old male of Cherokee descent, tragically lost his life on June 17, 2008, in Canton, North Carolina. Trooper Blanton was a dedicated member of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, having served for two years. He was the first enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to become a North Carolina State Trooper. On the night of his death, Trooper Blanton was conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Canton when a struggle ensued, and he was fatally
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