COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. -- Many residents in Columbus County are mourning the death of State Highway Patrol trooper Kevin Conner.

  • Raheem Davis is charged with shooting the trooper during a traffic stop Wednesday morning.
  • Some flags are flying half-staff around the county
  • Visitation for Trooper Conner will be held at South Columbus High School on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Raheem Davis is charged with shooting the trooper during a traffic stop Wednesday morning.

Conner later died at the hospital.

RELATED: NC State Trooper Shot, Killed in Columbus County; Suspect Arrested

Some flags are flying half-staff around the county and workers at Jimmy G’s Time Saver say everyone should be doing this out of respect.

They say he was a frequent customer at their store.

"He was a nice person. He laughed, joked. He was very hardy and a nice person,"​ said Jesse Sasser, Jimmy G's assistant manager. 

Visitation for Trooper Conner will be held at South Columbus High School on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

His service will immediately follow at 4 p.m.

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