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Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lee Sheffield, aged 23, was shot and killed on February 15, 1984, while serving a civil summons in Troy, North Carolina. Sheffield and two other deputies arrived at a residence on Page Street to seize property worth $78,000 to satisfy a debt. Sheffield went to the front door while another deputy went to the rear. After several minutes of knocking, the subject opened the door and shot Sheffield in the chest. The suspect was then shot and killed by the other officers on the s ...Read More
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Dennis Lee Sheffield
Male
White / Caucasian
Troy
NC
1984-02-15
23
Dennis
Sheffield
12/02/2025





