At the request of Montgomery County Sheriff Pete Herron, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating a homicide and assault on law enforcement officers in Candor, Montgomery County.
On Tuesday, SBI agents responded to a standoff between law enforcement and a person identified as Lorzeno Dumas at 121 Wiley Drive in Candor.
Tactical teams from North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement and the Moore County Sheriff’s Office responded, and a standoff followed with the suspect. When the standoff concluded, investigators found Wanda Dumas deceased in the home, said the SBI in a press release. Lorenzo Dumas was alive and suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Dumas has now been charged with the following crimes:
— first-degree murder
— two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm
Additional charges may be filed in this case.
“The SBI would like to thank the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, and the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement for their assistance in this case,” said the SBI in a press release on Thursday.
The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.
Dumas is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Feature photo via North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement.
