A man who was throwing Molotov cocktails and setting cars on fire in North Carolina has been gunned down by police, officers say. Officials claim the incident began after a man was seen starting fires in vehicles in a car park northeast of Charlotte
A man who was throwing Molotov cocktails and setting cars on fire in North Carolina has been gunned down by police, officers say.
Officials claim the incident began after a man was seen starting fires in vehicles in a car park north east of Charlotte on Saturday afternoon. The officer who first saw the apparent arson incident near a district station in Raleigh at around 1.20pm , then called for back up, according to force chief Estella Patterson.But he is said to have continued to throw Molotov cocktails, and launched one near to an officer.
Ms Patterson continued: ‘Multiple officers then discharged their weapons and the individual was struck multiple times.’ She could not immediately clarify how many shots were fired or how many times he had been hit – but added that the incident was captured on active body cameras and CCTV outside the police station.Raleigh Police say they then moved the man away from two vehicles that had become engulfed in flames and attempted life-saving efforts.
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