GONE TO SOON: REMEMBRANCE OF HENDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY RYAN HENDRIX.

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Henderson County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Hendrix
Article & Artwork by Jonny Castro

On September 10th, Henderson County (North Carolina) Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Hendrix responded to a 911 call for a vehicle break in. The owner of car stated that he exchanged gunfire with the suspect when he caught him inside of his vehicle. As deputies arrived on location and confronted the gunman (who had retreated across the street and had broken into a truck), he opened fire striking Deputy Hendrix in his face. The other deputies returned fire killing the suspect. Deputy Hendrix was rushed to nearby Mission Hospital but was unable to be saved. The wounded deputy was kept alive so his organs could be harvested for donation. From a friend: “It was only the second time in Mission Hospital’s history that every organ from an individual was able to be donated; some will be going to children. If God has a plan, it might make the slightest bit of sense that his life saved numerous children. Ryan would’ve loved that.”