North Carolina: Iraq veteran sought in shooting of deputy

MANHUNT
Search under way for man suspected of killing officer


By Richard Gould Hickory Daily Record

Published: September 21, 2008

LENOIR - For the second time in nine days, deputies from Caldwell County Sheriff's Office have been shot in the line of duty. This time, one deputy was killed.

The suspect is a former soldier with Ranger training and law enforcement experience.

At about 9:40 p.m. Friday, a Caldwell County Sheriff's Office dispatcher sent Deputy Adam Klutz and Lt. Chris Martin to check on a 911 hang-up call that had come from a residence on Fox Winkler Road, said Caldwell County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer B.J. Fore.

Klutz was shot as he arrived at the home. When Martin arrived in a second vehicle, he was shot three times in the chest. His Kevlar vest stopped the bullets.

The sheriff's office has not released the nature of the injuries Klutz, 24, sustained, stating only that he was transported to Caldwell Memorial Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Martin, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff's office, is at his home recovering with his family.

The man believed to have shot the deputies is Skip Brinkley, 32, also known as Larry Wayne Brucke Jr. He is 5-feet 8-inches tall and has a medium build, green eyes, blonde hair and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a Carhartt T-shirt, a Farm Bureau hat and brown work pants. Fore said Brinkley had been in the U.S. Army and served in Iraq from 2004 to 2006.

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MANHUNT: Suspect still on the loose, considered armed and dangerous By Edward Terry, EditorSaturday, September 20, 2008 10:11 PM EDT




An unprecedented manhunt continued into the night Saturday as law enforcement agencies from across the state combed the woods of Oak Hill looking for a man who allegedly shot two Caldwell County Sheriff's Office deputies, killing one of them.Within a few hours of the shooting death of 24-year-old Granite Falls-area resident Adam Klutz, who was fatally wounded Friday night while responding to a 911 hang-up call on Fox Winkler Road in Oak Hill east of Lenoir, the presence of law enforcement officials in the area increased exponentially. In order to catch the suspect, who is being sought for charges of murder and attempted murder, hundreds of local, state and federal law enforcement officials “ some from as far away as Chapel Hill and Polk County“ descended upon Caldwell County to support the effort.
The massive manhunt is focused on finding 32-year-old Skip Brinkley, also known as Larry Wayne Brucke Jr., of 3940 Fox Winkler Rd., Oak Hill the same address where the shooting occurred. Brinkley is a white male, 5-foot-8, medium build with blonde hair, a goatee and green eyes. The man was last seen wearing a gray Carhartt T-shirt, a Farm Bureau hat and brown work pants. He is a U.S. Army veteran and has served in Iraq, which prompted a stern warning from local law enforcement officials.
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Manhunt on for suspect in slaying of NC deputy
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LENOIR, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in rural North Carolina are searching for an Iraq veteran they suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy. Another sheriff's officer was shot but suffered minor injuries.

Officials with the Caldwell County Sheriff's Department said Saturday night they were searching for 32-year-old Skip Brinkley, an Army veteran who served in Iraq from 2004 to 2006. They say he also has some law enforcement training.

Officials say Deputy Adam Klutz was responding to a 911 call at a home earlier Saturday when he was shot in a spot not protected by his bulletproof vest. The other officer was hit three times in his vest.

More than 200 officers were searching the surrounding area in Lenoir (leh-'NOHR), about 75 northwest of Charlotte.
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