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Deputies 'did everything right' in confrontation that ended tragically, sheriff says

Hendersonville police officers listen to a speaker during a tribute to those lost on Sept. 11 and to Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Hendrix, who was killed in the line of duty early Thursday.

By Lightning Reports, Published: September 11, 2020

The deputies who encountered an armed subject "did everything right" before the gunman in one movement grabbed a pistol and fired at a deputy, mortally wounding him, Sheriff Lowell Griffin said during a Sept. 11 memorial service that also served as a tribute to the fallen officer.

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