LEXINGTON, N.C. — An off-duty Lexington police officer was killed in a shooting Wednesday night, and state agents are investigating, officials said. Officer Kaitlin Crook was shot shortly after 9 p.m. on Dec. 17. Lexington police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired. First responders arrived within minutes and attempted life-saving measures. Crook was pronounced dead at the scene. Two men were also found with gunshot wounds. Zachary Rogers, an off-duty Lexing

A former Rowan County school resource officer was arrested Dec. 17, 2025, on multiple counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor