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North Carolina patrol releases video of fatal shooting
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A motorist had a gun in his hand as he stepped out of a pickup truck throughout a site visitors cease for not sporting a seat belt and was fatally shot by a North Carolina state trooper, a video launched Tuesday by the State Freeway Patrol confirmed.
Trooper Rodney Prepare dinner, a 16-year veteran of the patrol, shot and killed Mark Anthony Diaz, 21, of Staley, on Might 30. The video was launched after a decide signed a petition filed on the request of the patrol.
“Sarge, he pulled a gun on me,” Prepare dinner stated to a supervisor who arrived moments after the capturing. “Freaking seat belt violation.” Shortly after that remark, the sound on the video is muted. Diaz did not fireplace a shot earlier than he was hit, the video confirmed.
Prepare dinner has been positioned on routine administrative responsibility throughout an inner investigation, the Freeway Patrol stated final week.
The total video is sort of 37 minutes lengthy, and a shorter model, which features a narrative describing the incident and pausing the motion a number of instances to give attention to the gun Diaz was holding, was supplied by the patrol.
The shorter model begins as Prepare dinner makes a U-turn on U.S. Freeway 64 in Siler Metropolis to meet up with a truck whose occupants weren’t sporting seat belts, based on the narrative. His pursuit ends shortly after the truck pulls right into a residential space.
Prepare dinner calls within the license plate as he and the truck cease in an intersection. The trooper identifies himself and tells the driving force he stopped him as a result of he wasn’t sporting a seat belt. Prepare dinner asks the driving force to talk up and tells him the legislation says he has to put on his seat belt irrespective of the place he was.
The trooper then asks for the driving force’s license and registration, and the driving force, whose voice is barely audible, apparently says he would not have an ID. Prepare dinner says he smells marijuana and asks the driving force to step out. In line with the patrol, Diaz pulls a pistol, which Prepare dinner tries to dam earlier than he retreats towards the rear of the truck. The pistol that Diaz was carrying was circled in purple on the shorter video.
From the rear of the truck, Prepare dinner turns and goals his service weapon at Diaz, who’s out of the truck. The trooper fires as soon as and Diaz, nonetheless holding the gun in his left hand however not pointed on the trooper, falls backward. The truck rolls away and seems to hit a automobile parked on the road, and the passenger runs off. The patrol stated the passenger, who additionally wasn’t sporting a seat belt, returned through the investigation.
Diaz rolls barely to his left and Prepare dinner repeats instructions for him to drop the gun. His proper leg and proper arm transfer barely, and Prepare dinner takes the gun out of Diaz’s hand as he calls within the report of pictures fired. As Diaz’s physique stops shifting, Prepare dinner begins to carry out CPR on Diaz.
“Stick with me,” Prepare dinner says to Diaz whereas attempting to revive him. “Come on, son. Come on. Come on, sir.”
Diaz, nonetheless mendacity in the midst of the road, would not seem to maneuver on his personal. Later, Prepare dinner appears to groan in frustration that the person is not responding and calls to seek out out when an ambulance is arriving. “Come on, EMS,” he says, nonetheless making use of the chest compressions. He tells a resident who approaches him to step away as a result of he would not need him to see what has occurred.
About 7 minutes after Prepare dinner started chest compressions, law enforcement officials arrive and take over from Prepare dinner, who advised them, “I do not assume it is any good.” He tells the officers what occurred and that he fired one shot. He tells the supervisor that no pictures had been fired at him.
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North Carolina man charged with 9 felonies after shooting at tree crew
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YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — A tree-trimming crew in North Carolina had a harrowing encounter when a man with a criminal record opened fire on them.
This happened near Murphytown in the Green Mountain area of Yancey County. According to a statement from the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old Lucas Wilson Murphy shot three tree workers while they were clearing trees for a power company.
All three sustained serious injuries. They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
31-year-old Shelby Teague, whose husband Brandon Teague, 32, was part of the five-member crew, is still grappling with the incident. The couple have three children together.
“To have somebody crazy running through the woods is not a risk that you would think about,” she told ABC affiliate WLOS
She is thankful her husband wasn’t hurt, but three of his colleagues were.
“I’m trying not to be angry,” Shelby said. “We could have lost a bunch of good men.”
Authorities said during the exchange, an officer-involved shooting happened. Murphy was injured and taken to a hospital.
Murphy is charged with nine felony counts detailing that he assaulted five crew members with a long rifle with intent to kill.
Previous Criminal History
Shelby is angry Murphy was not in jail for previous charges.
Murphy’s misdemeanors, dating back to 2013, carry little to no jail time. This includes resisting public officers, driving while intoxicated and carrying a concealed weapon.
In 2021, the most serious case where he went to trial involved a charge that he shot and tried to kill his brother.
A law enforcement source who spoke anonymously told WLOS that Murphy’s brother refused to cooperate and minimized what happened.
Because of this, the jury could only find him guilty of assault.
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Amid torrential rains and flooding, 21 North Carolina river sites fail fecal bacteria testing this week
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A group says more than 20 North Carolina river sites failed testing for fecal bacteria this week after several days of torrential rains and nearly a foot of rainfall in some spots.
Leading up to Friday, there were several days of flood warnings and nearly a foot of rain fell in some North Carolina areas — such as Sampson County with 11 inches. Other spots — such as Durham County — received more than 9 inches of rain.
Sound Rivers, a group that monitors more than 50 recreational sites along North Carolina rivers, says that heavy rain can lead to more pollution in rivers.
“Swim Guide results are in, and they definitely reflect the impact all this rain is having on our waterways,” the Sound Rivers group said on Friday.
Full rainfall totals for Central NC for a week ending Friday
Some flood warnings continued this weekend with one still active Saturday along the Tar River at Tarboro in Edgecombe County.
“Remember, more stormwater runoff means more nasty stuff gets washed into the water,” Sound Rivers wrote Friday after 21 North Carolina river sites failed their weekly testing.
In the previous Swim Guide report, just six sites failed.
In the Raleigh area, three sites along the Neuse River failed the week ending July 26, according to Sound Rivers.
Just east of Raleigh in Wake County, these canoe launch sites met water quality standards less than 60 percent of the time: Buffaloe Road, Milburnie Park and Poole Road.
Elevated levels of fecal bacteria in the water can bring an increased risk of gastrointestinal illness and skin infections for pets and humans, Sound Rivers says.
East of the Wake County area along the Neuse River, these seven sites also failed water quality testing:
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Maple Cypress boat ramp in Grifton
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Glenburnie Park
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Town of Bridgton Park
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Upper Broad Creek at Black Beard Sailing Club
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Lawson Creek Park in the New Bern area
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Slocum Creek boating access in Havelock
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Pierce Creek at the Sea Harbor Yacht Club in Oriental
Closer to the North Carolina coast, 11 sites failed the testing along the Tar and Pamlico rivers:
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Sunset Park on the Tar River in Rocky Mount
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Tar River Reservoir in Rocky Mount
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River Road boat ramp on the Tar River in Tarboro
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Town Common on the Tar River in Greenville
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Wildwood Park on the Tar River in Greenville
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Port Terminal on the Tar River in Greenville
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Yankee Hall Road boat ramp on the Tar River at Pactolus
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Mason’s Landing on the Pamlico River in Washington
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Havens Gardens on the Pamlico River in Washington
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Dinah’s Landing just off the Pamlico River at Goose Creek State Park
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Cotton Patch Landing on Blounts Creek just off the Pamlico River
Sound Rivers issues a report on various recreational areas of rivers in North Carolina after testing dozens of recreational sites each week throughout the summer.
The testing by the group includes enterococci bacteria in salt water.
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