The North Carolina Stat Bureau of Investigation is opening an investigation into an incident in which High Point police officers fatally shot a man who threatened them with a knife.
Police officers responded to a call involving a woman who had been stabbed early Thursday morning. When officers arrived, the suspect, identified as David Danny Ferguson, refused to drop the knife he was wielding. When the Ferguson advanced towards the officers, two of them opened fire on him.
The stabbing victim escaped with non life-threatening injuries, while police officers were unharmed. The names of the two officers that shot Ferguson have not been make public at this time. Authorities say the two are on administrative leave, as is common practice for police officers after discharging a weapon.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Charlotte Car Crash Kills Pedestrian
Seventy-two year-old Fredger Allen Bratton was killed Saturday night after being struck by a car at the 3600 block of South Tryon Street.
Bratton was struck by a 2004 Nissan Altima shortly before 10:00. The vehicle was driven by a 62 year-old woman whose name has not been released. According to police, neither alcohol nor excessive speed were factors in the accident, though Bratton was not crossing the street when he was struck.
Saturday's accident makes the 18th pedestrian death in Charlotte this year. If trends continue, that number will surpass the 24 pedestrian fatalities in 2011.
This incident is still under investigation. Authorities have asked anyone with information on this case to call Charlotte-Mecklenburg police at (704) 432-2169.
Bratton was struck by a 2004 Nissan Altima shortly before 10:00. The vehicle was driven by a 62 year-old woman whose name has not been released. According to police, neither alcohol nor excessive speed were factors in the accident, though Bratton was not crossing the street when he was struck.
Saturday's accident makes the 18th pedestrian death in Charlotte this year. If trends continue, that number will surpass the 24 pedestrian fatalities in 2011.
This incident is still under investigation. Authorities have asked anyone with information on this case to call Charlotte-Mecklenburg police at (704) 432-2169.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
UPDATE: Hit-and-Run Victim Identified
UPDATE: The victim in this incident has been identified as 23 year-old Jeffrey Hardin of Mint Hill. According to police, Hardin was traveling on foot heading eastbound on Lebanon Road. Reports say he was walking against the flow of traffic when he was hit by a speeding vehicle.
A hit-and-run accident left a Mint Hill pedestrian dead at around 2:45 Thursday morning at the 6300 block of Lebanon Road. Mint Hill police found Hardin lying in the road where he was later pronounced dead. The suspected vehicle in the accident, a stolen van, was found on fire on Albemarle Road shortly after.
The accident occurred near the entrance to Pine Lake Country Club between Matthews-Mint Hill Road and Margaret Wallace Road.
CMPD is investigating whether the burning van on Albemarle Road was could be the same one used in the killing on Lebanon Road.
The suspected vehicle was reported stolen from a Wal-Mart that same morning.
Mint Hill police have asked citizens to look out for a vehicle that has damage to the front end. They have asked anyone with information on this incident to call them at (704)545-1085
A hit-and-run accident left a Mint Hill pedestrian dead at around 2:45 Thursday morning at the 6300 block of Lebanon Road. Mint Hill police found Hardin lying in the road where he was later pronounced dead. The suspected vehicle in the accident, a stolen van, was found on fire on Albemarle Road shortly after.
The accident occurred near the entrance to Pine Lake Country Club between Matthews-Mint Hill Road and Margaret Wallace Road.
CMPD is investigating whether the burning van on Albemarle Road was could be the same one used in the killing on Lebanon Road.
The suspected vehicle was reported stolen from a Wal-Mart that same morning.
Mint Hill police have asked citizens to look out for a vehicle that has damage to the front end. They have asked anyone with information on this incident to call them at (704)545-1085
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