James Ransom
Male, Unknown race
Date of the incident: 4/23/2014
Ararat, Surry, NC
441 Creed Road
441 Creed Road
Ransom was a mentally ill veteran who called the VA to report he was suicidal. The VA called police requesting a welfare check. In the meantime, Ransom also called 911. When a police officer arrived, Ransom was standing in the front yard with an assault rifle. He refused to put the weapon down so the police officer open fired, killing him. Local police were very familiar with Ransom. Incident is being investigated by State Bureau of Investigation.