Officer down: North Carolina state trooper shot and killed during traffic stop [Police]

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A North Carolina state trooper was reportedly killed early Wednesday when he pulled over a speeding pickup truck whose driver opened fire. WLOS reported that the incident occurred at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday on US 701 near Sellers Town Road in Columbus County. There, the pickup’s driver allegedly fired several shots, hitting Kevin K. Conner, an 11-year veteran, …