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Patrolman I T Moore Killed In Wayne County Shootout
An early morning gun battle four miles south of Roanoke Rapids left State Highway Patrolman I T Moore dead and Frank Cox shot dead nearby. Lester Cox fled. Henry Carr of Cove City held on charges related to the car Moore halted. The case involved a 500 pound meat haul and a pursuit spanning Wayne and Goldsboro, with bloodhounds used to track suspects.
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Goldsboro
Here
I. T. Moore
Frank Cox
Moore
Cox
Lester Cox
Henry Carr
Cove City
Carr
Cox Brothers
Will Smith
Liberty
Charles D. Farmer
Highway Patrol
Pitt County
Goldsbool
Morehead City
R. H. Moore
Roanoke Rapids
Greenville
T. A. Early
Highway Department
Harry
Early
Barry
U. S. Highway 117
N. C. Highway 102
Raleigh
Robert L. Battle
James F. Steele
Wake County
Ike Moore
Bruce Poole
R. M. Saunders
C. D. Maynard
Joe Partin
Wayne County
Poole