Shooting at Food Lion in Greensboro, North Carolina: Officer Michael Horan killed in the line of duty; suspect in custody [Video]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro police officer Michael Horan was killed responding to a call at a Food Lion just two days before Christmas.

Horan was called to the Food Lion store on Lawndale Drive just off Interstate 840 in northern Greensboro after reports came in just before 11 a.m. of a man with a firearm inside the store.

The State Bureau of Investigation said that shortly after Horan arrived, he encountered the armed man and a brief struggle ensued. The man then pulled out a gun and shot the officer before getting in a car and driving away. Horan did not have time to draw or fire his weapon, the SBI said.

“Circumstances of what led to the shooting are currently being investigated,” Assistant Police Chief MJ Harris said during a news conference Monday afternoon.

Horan was …