CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 2, 2026 – The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying to Carroll County, Virginia, after two law enforcement officers were shot while conducting a welfare check on Fancy Gap Highway on Friday, May 29. Deputy Logan Utt with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office was killed in the line of duty and the other officer was wounded.
“We are heartbroken to hear of the loss of Deputy Logan Utt. This hero served his country and the community where he lived. His life was taken in a senseless act of violence,” said Josh Holland, vice president of the BG-RRT Global. “But we know that God is close to the brokenhearted. Crisis-trained chaplains will come alongside the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, to let them know that they are not alone and to provide emotional and spiritual support to their officers as they mourn their fallen brother.”
In addition to Carroll County, BG-RRT chaplains are ministering to those affected by recent floods in Oahu, Hawaii, and Western Michigan, and offering hope and providing emotional comfort and spiritual care to families who have been forced to flee their homes in war-torn Ukraine.
For more information on the ministry, including videos, photos, news articles and an interactive map of former and current deployments, visit the BG-RRT press kit or BillyGraham.org/RRT. Updates can also be found at Facebook.com/RRTChaplains.
Media Opportunities
- Interviews with:
- Josh Holland, vice president of the BG-RRT Global
- Chaplain coordinators in Carroll County
- B-Roll and photos (please use with credit to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
- Interview request form
About the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team
The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team was developed by Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It has since grown into an international network of chaplains in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia who are specifically trained to deal with crisis situations. They have deployed to more than 940 disaster sites across the globe, including shootings, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Lisa Moseley
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