Good Samaritan Jefferson Heavner fatally shot by stranded driver in Catawba County, North Carolina

The good Samaritan went down, and the sheriff said Lee shot several more shots, killing the victim. The Catawba County sheriff said Heavner was driving a pickup truck and also stopped to try and help the stuck driver. CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A man who tried to help someone stuck in the wintry conditions was killed for his helpful actions. When Lee was taken into custody the sheriff said he still had the pistol on him. Neighbors told investigators they heard what sounded like a car stuck on an icy road and tires spinning and went down to the road.

While the authorities were being summoned, Lee allegedly brandished an automatic pistol and began shooting, prompting the Samaritans to run. A 26-year-year-old good Samaritan was being mourned Saturday, the day after he was fatally shot by a stranded driver whom he was trying to help on a snowy roadway in North Carolina, according to media reports and the victim’s loved ones. The suspect then reentered his car and allegedly ignored the commands of arriving deputies, who ordered him to exit the vehicle. Jefferson Heavner was among several people who offered to assist Marvin Jacob Lee, 27, about 5:20 p.m. One of them was struck by a bullet and fell to the ground, after which Lee approached him and shot him “numerous times,” Reid said, according to The Observer.