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A2 January 2, 2020 The Chronicle 1 V Ongoing feud, prior altercation led to deadly shooting at Municipal Services Center BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE According to the Win ston-Salem Police Depart ment, a prior altercation and ongoing feud led to the deadly shooting at the Jocelyn Johnson Munici pal Services Center. Here’s what we know: around 6:30 a.m. on Fri day, Dec. 20, police were dispatched to 2000 Low ery Street where the John son Municipal Building is located. Upon arrival offi cers heard gunshots on the west side of the complex. After locating where the shots were coming from, officers approached the shooter outside the build ing, now identified as Stephen Haizlip, 63, and a short gunfight broke out between Haizlip and sev eral officers. During the gunfight, Sgt. Cameron Stewart Sloan was shot twice and Haizlip was killed. Sgt. Sloan is expected to make a full recovery. After fur ther investigation and clearing the building, offi cers found Terry Cobb Jr., 49, dead. Curtis Peterson was shot during the alter cation as well, but is also expected to make a full recovery. Just hours after the deadly shooting, Chief Catrina Thompson said after their initial investiga tion they discovered that Cobb was Haizlip’s target. “Based on what we know at this time, it appears that Mr. Cobb was the specific target of Mr. Haizlip,” Thompson said. “Although there were other city employees in harm’s way, no one else appeared to be specifically or randomly targeted; as such we are categorizing this event as a workplace violence incident.” When discussing the incident, Capt. Steven Tollie with the WSPD Criminal Investigation Di vision, said Cobb and Hai zlip, who both worked for the City of Winston-Salem for over a decade, had a long-standing dislike for each other and the day be fore the shooting, the two men got into an altercation that went unreported. “The information we’re receiving is these two gentlemen had a long standing dislike for each other, the source of that dislike I don’t have at this time, but I’m aware of an Submitted photo Terry Cobb is pictured here with his wife, LaToya. incident that occurred yes terday between the victim and the offender,” Tollie continued. “They were involved in an altercation yesterday and as far as we can tell, that went un reported to the employer, but I believe that alterca tion yesterday appears to be the catalyst for today’s incident.” Although the investi gation is still in the early stages, Tollie did note that Haizlip arrived at the Johnson Center with mul tiple firearms and state ments from Haizlip before he died confirmed that Cobb was the target of the shooting. In response to the deadly shooting, Mayor Allen Joines released the following statement: “On behalf of the City Coun cil, I want to express how deeply saddened we are by the tragic event that occurred this morning in volving employees at our Sanitation facility on Low ery Street. Although we do not yet have confirmed details about the incident, our thoughts and prayers are with the employees in volved, their families, and their co-workers. We re main dedicated to continu ing to ensure that all city employees have a safe and secure workplace.” Funeral services for Terry Lee Cobb Jr. were held on Friday, Dec. 27, at Red Bank Baptist Church in Germantown. Cobb, who attended Carver High School, was a devoted husband and father of four. Civil Rights icon and Congressman John Lewis announces cancer diagnosis BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE NNPA NEWSWIRE CONTRIBUTOR “I am going to fight it,” read a statement from Rep. John Lewis on the evening of December 29. “I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon,” he added. Lewis announced on the last week of 2019 that he has been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. The news sent shock- waves through the political community on the left and right and prompted many to reflect on what Lewis’ life has added to American history. “While I am clear- eyed about the prognosis, doctors have told me that recent medical advances have made this type of cancer treatable in many cases, that treatment op tions are no longer as debilitating as they once were, and that I have a fighting chance,” Lewis continued in his statement. The Georgia Congress man and civil rights icon was first elected to Geor gia’s Fifth Congressional District in 1986. In a year that sadly saw the end of the lives of Con gressional Black Caucus co-founder John Conyers of Michigan and revered Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings, Lewis’ diagnosis was particularly jarring. Submitted photo Rep. John Lewis At a time when the country is in need of moral authority, many reflected on the diagnosis as a wake- up call. “John Lewis is one of our great American heroes who reshaped our Ameri can Dream into one billions more, at home and abroad, finally felt included them also. His is a priceless gift which leaves us forever in his debt. It’s been said that honest public ser vice is the rent we pay to live in America. He pays his rent better than most everyone else and, hope fully, will remain in Con gress long after he beats this cancer, no easy thing as he knows. His guts as a college student inspired me to integrate the cam pus elective politics of my college and later to help Wilder when no one else in VA who looked like me would. In a country strug gling to make Dr. King’s a reality for so many far too long, we simply can’t afford to be without John Lewis. There are too few of such icons left,” wrote Virginia political legend Paul Goldman. Goldman was incremental in elect ing America’s first African American governor, L. Douglas Wilder. “John Lewis is a gi ant—an icon of the civil rights movement, a leader in Congress and one of the kindest people I know. I’m praying for a speedy and full recovery. We need you making good trouble in the halls of Congress,” wrote Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). “Our hero. Our shining beacon and standard. Pray ing for Rep, John Lewis and his family. And for us all,” wrote attorney Sher- rilyn Iffill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent Journal ist for NNPA and the host of the podcast BURKE- FILE. She is also a politi cal strategist as principal of Win Digital Media LLC. 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