RALLY, North Carolina (AP) – Officers shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon throwing Molotov cocktails and setting fire to cars near a police station in Raleigh, North Carolina, authorities said.
The confrontation began after a police officer saw a man set fire to cars in a parking lot near the district station around 1:20 p.m., police chief Estella Patterson told a news conference.
The policeman called for help and three other police officers came to the rescue, she said, and officers ordered the man to stop. Patterson said the man continued to throw Molotov cocktails, eventually throwing them near police.
“After that, several officers fired their weapons and the person was hit several times,” Patterson said.
Police then removed the man from two vehicles that were engulfed in flames and attempted to save his life, Patterson said. He was taken to hospital but died.
The body cameras were active, as were the cameras outside the police station that filmed the events, Patterson said. She added that firefighters arrived quickly and put out the fires of the vehicle.
She said the investigation is ongoing and more details about the shooting will be published in a report in the coming days. The FBI has been notified in accordance with the department’s policy, Patterson added, noting that the findings of the investigation will be passed on to the Wake County Attorney’s Office.
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