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William Kress Horne

Case from Wadesboro, NC dated Dec 23, 1984

Victim Details

William Kress Horne

Male

White / Caucasian

Wadesboro

NC

1984-12-23

24

William

Kress Horne

06/22/2026

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William Kress Horne, a 24-year-old male, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Anson County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. On December 23, 1984, he responded to a disturbance between two neighbors. As he exited his patrol car, one of the men involved in the disturbance shot him with a shotgun. Deputy Horne was fatally wounded in the incident.

The suspect involved in the shooting was apprehended later that day. This individual had a prior criminal history, having been released from prison in ...
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