At 9:15 p.m., an officer was serving a narcotics search warrant on Skenes Avenue. Wesley Taylor exchanged gunfire with the officer. The officer was wounded, and Taylor was killed.
Victim's Name: Wesley Taylor
Agency Responsible: Henderson NC Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Race: White
Date of Death: February 15, 2018
County: Vance
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3418
Geography: Urban