Friday, November 3, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY: Wendy Shannon Memorial Service

ELIZABETH CITY
Nov 3, 2017

Media Staging Areas

WHAT: Correctional Officer Wendy Shannon’s Memorial Service

WHERE: Floyd L. Robinson Auditorium

Burnim Fine Arts Center

Elizabeth City State University

Fine Arts Way, Elizabeth City, NC

*Two media staging areas have been established:

  • Fine Arts Amphitheater, adjacent to entrance to the auditorium, where the service will be shown on video screens; and
  • Next to the Thorpe Administration Building, Administration Way, where the caisson procession will pass by.
     

WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m.

Note: The families ask that the news media please respect their privacy in this time of mourning. They have requested that there are no cameras within the Arts Center. The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office and Elizabeth City State University Police Department will direct media to the staging areas in the above-mentioned locations. It is suggested that due to the high volume of traffic expected, media arrive early.

Contacts: Jerry Higgins, NCDPS Communications Officer, jerry.higgins@ncdps.gov
                Captain Mike Boone, Elizabeth City State Police Department, 252-339-9115

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