"Greensboro Officer Fatally Shot After Confronting Suspect, Manhunt Underway"

An off-duty Greensboro Police Department officer was fatally shot after witnessing a crime at a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road. The incident occurred around 4 p.m., and the officer succumbed to injuries after being transported to a hospital. Police are actively searching for two suspects who fled the scene in a Chevrolet Equinox with North Carolina plates. A Blue Alert was issued but later canceled. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has offered state resources to assist in the investigation and capture of the suspects. The officer, a 22-year veteran of the force, is remembered as a dedicated family man. The suspects' descriptions have been released, but their identities remain unknown.
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