A North Carolina cop who had been named “Officer of the Year” died Monday morning from wounds suffered during a Saturday shooting, and investigators continued to hunt the man accused of gunning him down.

Shelby officer Tim Brackeen, 38, was shot in the chest around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday as he was searching for 23-year-old Irving Lucien Fenner, who had failed to show up to an August court date for misdemeanor charges of carrying a concealed weapon and marijuana possession, The Charlotte Observer reported. Authorities have since charged Fenner with attempted murder in Brackeen’s shooting. Charges were likely to be upgraded after Brackeen’s death.

Gov. Pat McCrory's office announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to Fenner's arrest.

“The doctor said his brain shows no activity, etc.," Brackeen's mom, Phyllis Mitchell Brackeen, wrote in a Saturday post on Facebook. "If he pulls thru this, it will only be because God steps in and does the impossible."

Brackeen, a 12-year department veteran, was wearing a bulletproof vest when he was shot, officials said. He had served as a K9 officer and was married with one daughter. Brackeen was named Officer of the Year in 2012.

"He is such a good guy and so thoughtful. He is everything you'd want in a police officer,” Shelby Mayor Stan Anthony told The Shelby Star. “It's so hard to see something like this happen to him."

The State Bureau of Investigation is assisting local police with their investigation.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/13/police-hunt-gunman-who-killed-north-carolina-officer.html

Another cop killing not mentioned by the Obama Administration. If the roles were reversed and the cop shot this suspect, you bet Obama would have chimed in by now.

Officer Tim Brackeen

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 38

Tour: 13 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 9/10/2016

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Offender: At large

Police Officer Tim Brackeen succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier while attempting to arrest a wanted subject near the intersection of DeKalb Street and Gidney Street.

He was searching the area when other officers who were on scene heard several gunshots. They located Officer Brackeen moments later suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to Cleveland Regional Medical Center and then transferred to Carolinas Medical Center, where he remained until succumbing to his wounds.

Officer Brackeen had served with the Shelby Police Department for 13 years and was assigned to the Canine Unit. He is survived by his wife and daughter

time to bring back the Chair!

another murder in the usa

if politicians or presidents commented on all of them, they would have no time to do anything else

Except, maybe play golf....

not for playing golf or month long trips to their cabin or family property or anyplace else

all work and no play is unhealthy for anyone, including presidents

thats true, and people would tire of every politician talking about every murder,, they would accuse them of trying to 'distract' us from 'real' issues,,,,lol

Obama always comments on a African American killed by a cop, but not a cop killed by an African American.

The family RANCH and properties all were converted for Secret Service. Staff and Guest lodging. You don't see Obama hosting world leaders in Martha's Vineyard or Hawaii, unlike President Bush who had Putin. Blair, Merkel and many others stay at his ranch.

So very sad..

Another Police Officer killed for nothing...

I didnt see Bush 'hosting' either during the majority of his excessive time there

a nonsense statement

you really need to research how many african americans are killed by cops

Or research how many innocent lives are killed by Thugs with guns.

thats why they call them 'thugs' and not 'cops'


and prosecute them

He cant wait to chime in every time an African American is shot by a white cop.

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — President Bush has turned his remote ranch into a stage for down-home diplomacy, where a barbecue grill and a pickup truck have become his favorite tools for dealing with world leaders.

Bush's dog once wandered through a press conference with the Australian prime minister. The president led the Saudi crown prince by the hand through blooming bluebonnets. And Russia's president was treated to a hoedown with cowboy cooks and a swing band.

"You only invite your friends into your house," Bush said when Russian President Vladimir Putin became the first head of state to visit in November 2001. "Occasionally, you let a salesman in, or two."

The ranch is outside Crawford, a one-stoplight town with 700 residents.

Ranch visits have been a reward, for example when Bush hosted leaders from Europe, Australia and Japan who supported the war in Iraq. He's also used ranch invitations as an enticement, like when he tried to persuade China's president to help pressure North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons program.

Bush has used his private residence for entertaining heads of state in a manner unlike any other president in 40 years. The others have preferred to host their counterparts at the White House or the presidential retreat at Camp David.

There are no horses on Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch. He calls himself a "windshield rancher" and has delighted in giving VIPs a tour in his white pickup or on his John Deere Gator. Foreign dignitaries also usually get a Southern-inspired meal, like the fried catfish, black-eyed pea slaw, mesquite smoked beef brisket and pork ribs served to Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

Meetings also are far less formal than those in the White House — the dress code calls for an open collar shirt with no tie and, at least for Bush, cowboy boots and a big belt buckle.

There are often weighty matters at play behind the hospitality. Bush has pressured the leaders of China and Japan to help stop North Korea's nuclear ambitions, discussed plans for Middle East peace with the heads of Egypt, Israel and Britain and has plotted Saddam Hussein's removal with his war allies.

It was at the ranch that Bush, with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar at his side, announced the United States would submit a new resolution to the U.N. Security Council to set the stage for war against Iraq.

But a ranch rejection can cut both ways. Mexican President Vicente Fox was to be the first head of state to visit Bush's ranch, but he snubbed the invitation to protest the Texas execution of a convicted police killer that Fox said was a Mexican national.

The dispute eventually faded, and Fox this year became one of only two foreign leaders to visit the ranch twice. The other was Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a desert kingdom that the U.S. relies on for oil imports. The friendship between the two nations was shaken by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and Arab anger over U.S. support for Israel.

Bush said after Abdullah's first visit that the two forged a personal bond in five hours of talks that went two hours over schedule and included a pickup truck ride through the woods. Still, the two exchanged some blunt talk — Abdullah voiced his disapproval of Bush's policy toward Israel and Bush raised concerns about Saudis inciting anti-Israel terror.

Four months later, Bush made a further conciliatory gesture by inviting Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, who brought six of his eight children to the ranch.

When he prepared for Putin's visit, Bush said someone who gets to see Texas gets to know his values. "The best diplomacy starts with getting to know each other," the president said.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-03-bush-ranch_x.htm

You may want to rethink that statement.

dont need to

I stand by it, Presidents all spend time away from the white house, Bush spent plenty,, thats not all the equivalent of time they arent still 'on the clock'

they have to be available 24/7

I recently read an article that as of this month, obama has played 281 rounds SINCE BECOMING president

which averages to three rounds a month,, hardly excessive for a golfer,,,

A President does get to take vacations, this jacka$$ just costs the taxpayers out the a$$ every time he takes one and he's taken an excessive amount. Martha's Vineyard (Where 90% of the residents HATE it when he comes to town, it basically clogs up the entire town), Hawaii, shutting down private beaches in Mexico so his wife and daughters can take over the beach oh and then there was halting production on a two movies (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2) that were running on a production budget of over 500 million dollars so his daughters could go play on the sets.

This guy does it in excess and takes advantage. At least with President Bush he went to the "Texas White House" that was retrofitted (out of his own pocket) to house security, staff and even heads of state.

Actually, that golf number is higher and I am a golfer and that IS excessive unless your a pro, and by his own admissions he sucks at golf.

yeah, my dad worked full time and golfed every weekend thats at least four rounds

its not excessive

the other claims are subjectively biased and unprovable

It's already been proven.