Deputy Ned Byrd, 48, was shot and killed on August 11, 2022, while on duty with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office in Raleigh, North Carolina. Byrd had served as a detention officer and later as a K9 officer. The autopsy found he was shot three times in the head and once in the chest; the chest wound pierced his protective vest. He was investigating suspicious activity on Battle Bridge Road near Auburn Knightdale Road when he was killed.

A grand jury later indicted two brothers, 29-year-old Arturo Marin-Sotelo and 25-year-old Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, on murder charges; both have pleaded not guilty. Arturo was arrested and charged with felony murder, and Alder is in federal custody. Multiple county law enforcement agencies, including Forsyth County, assisted in the investigation.

Byrd’s funeral was held August 19, 2022, at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh; his K9 partner Sasha led the procession. If anyone knew Deputy Byrd or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.