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District Attorney and Police Union Respond to Raleigh Police Shooting of Man :: WRAL.com

By Lisa R. Bonnell
January 13, 2022
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Once the State Bureau of Investigation finishes investigating the shooting death of a man off Interstate 440 by a Raleigh police officer this week, those findings will be reported to Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman. . Freeman will be the one to decide if the agents broke any laws.

FIREPLACE. WE’RE COLLECTING MORE INFORMATION ON THIS STORY AS IT DEVELOPS. MUCH MORE ON THIS SURVEY IN SECONDS. >>> THE WAKE COUNTY DIFF DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL DECIDE IF AN OFFICER WAS JUSTIFIED TO USE DEADLY FORCE. BASED ON FBI REPORTS AND VIDEO RECORDED BY OFFICERS AND CAMERAS. WE ARE JOINED BY AMANDA WHO SPOKEN WITH THE DA. ALMOND ? >> Reporter: GERALD, WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A LOT OF VIDEOS. THERE ARE BODY CAMERAS OFFICERS VIDEOS, THERE ARE DASH CAMERAS OFFICERS VIDEOS. REMEMBER THEY INITIALLY RESPOND TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE BELT LINE. SHE SAW THESE VIDEOS, SHE TOLD ME SHE REVIEWED THEM AND WILL USE THEM AS AN IMPORTANT PART TO UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. >> CERTAINLY ALL THESE INCIDENTS ARE TROUBLE AND THEY ARE STILL STILL A TRAGEDY. >> Reporter: IT IS HARD TO WATCH VIDEOS LIKE THIS THAT ARE POSTED ONLINE OF AN OFFICER FATALLY INJURING A MAN WEARING A KNIFE ON THE SIDE OF I-4 40. >> MY ROLE IS TO DETERMINE , WAS THE USE OF FORCE BY THE AGENTS IN THIS CASE ILLEGAL OR NOT. >> Reporter: DISTRICT ATTORNEY FREEMAN HAS SEEN ALL VIDEOS FROM POLICE BODYCAMS AND DASHCAMS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING THE COURTS FOR PERMISSION TO RELEASE THEM PUBLICLY. >> IF THIS IS A CASE WHERE OTHER VIDEOS WILL FINALLY SHOW MUCH OF THE STORY. >> IT IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE FOR A MAN TO LOSE HIS LIFE BUT I THINK IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE A CULTURE IN A SOCIETY WHERE WE BELIEVE IT’S CORRECT NOT TO LISTEN TO WHAT A POLICEMAN TELLS YOU TO DO, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. >> Reporter: REPRESENTATIVE RICK ARMSTRONG SAYS HE BELIEVES OFFICERS ARE ACTING APPROPRIATELY GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TASER SHOT HARDLY SEEMS TO FACE THE MAN. HE FELL DOWN AND GOT ​​UP. >> THIS MAN HAD A KNIFE. HE COULD HAVE KILLED NOT ONE, BUT IF YOU OFFICERS IF THEY DID NOT TAKE ACTION. >> A SITUATION IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL IS INJURED, IN THESE SITUATIONS, A LOT OF TIME, THE USE OF FORCE WILL BE JUSTIFIED. >> Reporter: FREEMAN SAYS SHE WILL WAIT FOR THE FBI TO FINISH THE REPORTS, BUT IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY WITNESSES THAT WERE THERE THAT DAY THAT THEY WANT TO TALK TO. THERE WERE ALSO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE SHOT AND KILLED MEN AND OF COURSE WE WILL INVESTIGATE THAT. SHE ALSO SAYS TOXICOLOGY REPORTS WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THIS CASE. SHE WILL NOT

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