At Rest

Deadly force
At about 11:55 p.m., officers responded to help Surry County EMS at a chemical overdose. Police found Samuel Solomon Cochran Jr. barricaded inside the home. Officers Charles Reeves and Tyler Riddle went into the home and found Cochran armed with a knife. Officers shot and killed Cochran.
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