From Blue Ridge Now
By Nathaniel Axtell
A Hendersonville police sergeant was stabbed Sunday while responding to a sexual assault call on Third Avenue, followed by an officer-involved shooting in which the assailant was shot and killed.
Sgt. Kenny Hipps and K-9 Officer Jennifer Drake were responding to a report of a sexual assault at 146 Third Avenue between 4 and 5 p.m. when they “engaged the suspect,” said Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake.
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