2008-10-15

Blackwater Joins Local Law Enforcement in Search

WAVY-TV
October 15, 2008

CAMDEN CO., N.C. (WAVY.com) — Law enforcement personnel from 3 jurisdictions, with an assist from personnel and equipment from Blackwater, searched a rural area in the county Tuesday morning for a suspect they say shot a county resident as he walked out his house to go to work.

A spokesperson for the Camden County Sheriff’s Office tells WAVY.com that they received a call at 5:39 a.m. in reference to a shooting incident.

Camden Deputies found 45-year-old Frank Crank, suffering from a gunshot wound. Authorities say he was shot as he exited his home for work.

Crank was flown by Nightingale to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he is listed in stable condition with non life threatening injuries.

K-9 units from Elizabeth City Police and the Currituck Co. Sheriff’s Office responded. Blackwater was called to assist in the search with a helicopter.

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