On April 6, 2023, deputies from the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence on Racine Drive in Waco, North Carolina, following a report of an unresponsive individual. Upon arrival, they discovered 76-year-old Clifford Wade Ward lying outside his home with a metal object protruding from the back of his head. Initial statements from Ward's nephew, 53-year-old David Eric Ward, suggested that his uncle, known to be prone to falls, had accidentally fallen onto the object, leading t
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