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North Carolina officer slain in traffic stop; suspect also dead

- From staff and wire reports

A police officer and his suspected killer are dead in a Charlotte suburb, police in Mooresvill­e, North Carolina, said Sunday.

Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon, 32, was shot and killed during a traffic stop around 10 p.m. Saturday, police said. Michael Aldana, 28, was tracked to his Mooresvill­e apartment and was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the department said on its Facebook page.

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