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North Carolina man who was shot by police during mall chase dies
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A person who was shot and critically wounded by cops throughout a foot chase at a North Carolina mall final week has died, police mentioned.
In response to the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Workplace, Dominic Jeter, 23, of Charlotte died over the weekend, Harmony Police Chief Gary Gacek introduced Tuesday.
Officers shot and critically wounded Jeter throughout a chase in Harmony Mills Mall on Aug. 31, after police mentioned he fired on the officers, information shops reported.
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Two officers responding to the mall for a report of stolen bank cards discovered three suspects, who bumped into the mall when officers approached, police mentioned.
Throughout the chase, police mentioned Jeter fired at Officers Jeremy Howarth and Maria Westphal they usually returned fireplace. Jeter was taken to a hospital in crucial situation and two different suspects have been arrested.
In response to an unrelated police report, Gacek mentioned Jeter stole a firearm matching one discovered on the scene from a lady he knew a day earlier than the incident.
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Police mentioned Howarth and Westphal stay on administrative obligation and the State Bureau of Investigation is main the case, as is routine in such circumstances.