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Christopher Lee Buccos, age 42

Fatally shot on October 9, 2016 in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

It appears that Chris killed his son, then himself.

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One other person also died in this incident.

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  • Nickname:
    2 My Bean
    1 "SpiderMan"
    1 Nay-Nay's Dadda
  • Number of children:
    1 One Beloved Son Nathan
  • Personality:
    2 Loving
    2 Funny
    2 Amazing
    3 HUGE heart
    2 Outgoing
    1 TOO PROUD
    3 Loved fast cars especially Indy racing.
    1 And his FAV DREAM CAR....A FERRARI.
    2 He loved to read. We would spend hours in B
    1 Loved researching Space Exploration, Black Holes, Quantum Theory Mechanics etc.
    2 Black matter intrigued him.
    2 He loved to grill steaks and make us artichokes. He was quite he cook.
    1 He loved cooking Thanksgiving
    1 LOVED HIS ONLY SON MORE THAN ANYONE OR ANYTHING ELSE! SO WE CAN'T FATHOM HIS LAST DAY.
    1 Grief is the last act of love. Where there is deep grief, there was great love.
    1 Five heartbroken years without you and my precious grandson.
    1 Six long years without my Buccos Boys; I don't want to count any more.
  • Occupation:
    1 Former NC Sheriff / "Jack Of All Trades...Master Of None"
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    1 2 years college
  • Comments:
    1 As Chris' Mama...I am already destroyed...PLEASE DO NOT HURT ME FURTHER WITH HATEFUL COMMENTS.
    1 Just wish that maybe you saw warning signs and could maybe have saved them both
    2 JUST WISH YOU KNEW I TRIED EVERYONE I KNEW IN NC FOR 4HS TO TRY AND SAVE THEM!!!
    2 NOONE LOST MORE THAN NAYNAY'S MAMA...AND ME...CHRIS MAMA. DO NOT HURT US FURTHER.
    2 God bless this greiving mother and grandmother.
    2 Both their lives ended too soon. My prayers are with you Susan.
    1 Thank you for your kind words and prayers for my beautiful boys
    2 Hi Susan.. i'm very sorry for your loss,, i love christopher so much!
    2 Thank You for remembering the Son I knew and Loved...and loving him too =''{
    2 I will always love him..he was a great guy, i knew him a long time
    3 I found a gift he gave me the other day
    1 This is Chris' mama...please, who are you
    2 im jill, we dated a long time ago and we still kept in touch
    1 I remember you Jill. TY for being a good friend to him. I am broken
    2 im so sorry again, thinking of you at this time and all of the time...
    2 he will be in my heart always and forever.. i will always love him
    2 I will never get over the loss of MY BUCCOS BOYZ, they were my life =''''{
    2 I know I’m sorry..he will never be forgotten I love him so much
    2 It's Stacey Susan. I found the Pandora Braclet He gave me.... I miss him so much.
    2 I am so sorry for your loss. I was so lucky to have both of them in my life 3 years.
    2 I have thousands of emails from Chris and cherish them. He was my Sherlock.
    1 I am broken without MY BUCCOS BOYZ. I just want to be with them again.
    1 A crushing two years without you...I'll never accept why you did this...
    1 Three years of grieving over the loss of MY BOYS; feels like an eternity without you...Love MaNonna
    1 You should of turned 46 on 16th of June. I will never let go.
    1 I am his Mama!
    1 Today was your 47th BD...I miss my SON.

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