Johnny Lloyd, 53
Dover, North Carolina
September 14, 2018
Agencies: Craven County Sheriff's Office North Carolina | State Bureau of Investigations SBI North Carolina
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 5 years ago
Overview 
Johnny Lloyd died when he was shot while assaulting a Craven County deputy Friday night.
According to a sheriff’s office news release, officers were called to respond to a domestic at 250 West Old Dover Road, Dover, at 11:38 p.m. where a woman told emergency responders that a man had shot at her and kicked her out of the residence.
According to Capt. John Whitfield, several officers responded but one, whose name was not released, arrived before the others.
“As he got out of his car in the driveway he was confronted by the suspect,” Johnny Lloyd, who resided at the address, “who basically charged him and attacked him. He knocked the deputy down in a culvert into the water. By the time the deputy came up out of the water the suspect had a rifle,” Whitfield said.
The officer shot Lloyd and administered life saving measures until EMS could arrive. Lloyd died at the hospital.
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Additional Resources:
- https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1211300 added October 17, 2018 00:52
- https://www.trinityfuneralfh.com/notices/Johnny-Lloyd added October 17, 2018 00:52
- http://www.newbernsj.com/news/20180916/suspect-died-after-officer-involved-shooting added October 16, 2018 11:29