A North Carolina deputy was killed while in the line of duty, in pursuit of a suspect evading police.

What we know: The Greene County Sheriff's Office says on Thursday, Sgt. Devin James responded to assist a local police department when a vehicle pursuit came into their county.

The sheriff's office says as the suspect's vehicle came into their county, officers with Farmville Police Department were in pursuit and Sgt. James and another deputy with Greene County assisted in the pursuit.