Duty Death: Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon - [Mooresville]
End of Service: 04/05/2019
Associated Press
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina police officer and his suspected killer are dead in a Charlotte suburb.
Mooresville police said Sunday that Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon was shot and killed during a traffic stop around 10 p.m. Saturday. Police say the killer fled the scene and was tracked to his nearby apartment, where officers found the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The department’s Facebook page says the 32-year-old officer was a six-year veteran. Police Chief Damon Williams identified the gunman as 28-year-old Michael Aldana of Mooresville.
Williams didn’t respond to messages Sunday asking for details, including why Sheldon initially stopped the vehicle.
Mooresville is a town of 38,000 about 30 miles (48.3 kilometers) north of Charlotte.