{"id":849907,"date":"2026-09-16T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849907\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:30:14","slug":"update-deputy-shot-in-delco-columbus-county-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849907\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Deputy Shot in Delco \u2013 Columbus County News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot a deputy on Prosper Road \u00a0and fled the scene this morning.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assault occurred in the Delco area after a traffic stop, according to radio traffic and Sheriff Bill Rogers. Deputies and troopers from Columbus are being assisted by Bladen, Brunswick, New Hanover and Robeson counties.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>In a press release moments ago, Rogers confirmed that the deputy was shot and is hospitalized.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA deputy sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment,\u201d the release said.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201dResidents are encouraged to secure their property and remain vigilant until this situation has been resolved. If you observe any suspicious activity, please call 911 immediately.\u201d&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Expect a large law enforcement presence in the area while in the incident remains active, Rogers said.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201dPlease keep our deputy ad his family in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a developing story.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-description\">Jefferson Weaver is editor and publisher of Columbus County News. He can be reached at 910.234.6991, 910.632.4965 or by email at CCn.JWeaver@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot a deputy on Prosper&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-849907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}