NORTH CAROLINA
— Two police officers in
Kinston
, North Carolina, are on
administrative leave
after a
fatal shooting
involving a
domestic incident
early Sunday morning.
The
Kinston Police Department
reported that officers were called to a home on the
1300 block of Manchester Road
around
3 a.m.
, where a man was allegedly armed and had
threatened to shoot a woman
inside the residence.
Suspect Shot After Producing Firearm
Upon arriving at the scene, police say the man
opened the door
, and during a
brief encounter
, he
produced a firearm
. In response, officers fired their weapons,
striking the suspect
.
“Officers rendered aid at the scene; however, the suspect was pronounced deceased on-site,” stated a police spokesperson in an official release. The man’s identity has not yet been made public.
Ongoing Investigations
The officers involved have been
placed on administrative leave
pending an internal review, as is standard procedure in officer-involved shootings.
Additionally, the
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
has launched an
independent investigation
into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
No further injuries were reported in the incident. The woman allegedly threatened in the initial call was not physically harmed, according to early reports.
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