SBI finds Waynesville officer-involved shooting during stand-off justified

SBI finds Waynesville officer-involved shooting during stand-off justifiedby Rex HodgeThursday, Apr 25th 2024SEPT. 27, 2023 – The scene of a standoff at Prevost Street in Waynesville, North Carolina. (Photo: WLOS Staff)WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) —The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has concluded an officer-involved shooting in a Waynesville stand-off last fall was justified.In September, Darren Tate barricaded inside a home in the Ninevah neighborhood after a shoot-out with officers. The stand-off went on for 3.5 hours.Police say when Tate shot at officers, one of them returned fire.Tate eventually was found inside a bedroom with a non-life-threatening injury.The…
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