Iraq War veteran home just 4 days is fatally shot during standoff

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Iraq War veteran home just 4 days is fatally shot during standoff
Jan 08, 2012
IREDELL COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Three troopers with the North Carolina Highway Patrol are on administrative leave after they were involved in the deadly shooting of an Iraq War veteran early Sunday morning.

The incident happened around 2:30 am Sunday when three troopers and an Iredell County Sheriff's Deputy went to an Iredell County home to follow up on a hit and run, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety,

Investigators say the man, later identified as 45-year-old William D. Miller Jr., exited the house carrying a weapon. All four officers repeatedly instructed Miller, who had been home from his deployment less than a week, to drop his weapon.

As the Iredell County Deputy attempted to shock Miller with a taser, Miller began firing at the officers, the release said.

The three state troopers all returned fire; one of shots was fatal.

WBTV has learned that Miller recently returned from Iraq, having served with the Blackhawk helicopter united based in Salisbury. Just before Christmas, Miller returned from Iraq to a Texas base with his unit.
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