GARYSBURG, N.C. — A deputy with the Northampton County Sheriff's Office died in a crash on Wednesday night while he was on duty.
According to the sheriff's office, a woman heard gunshots in Northampton County near Garysburg Wednesday night. Deputy Makeem Brooks, 27, was responding to the call when he was killed in a car crash.
Sheriff Jack Smith said Brooks' car ran off the left side of the road, hit a ditch embankment and overturned several times.
Another deputy, who was driving behind Brooks, was the first official on the scene.
Smith said the death of Brooks is heartbreaking.
