A murder suspect was fatally shot inside the Durham Police Department headquarters after he “lunged” for an officer’s gun, Police Chief Patrice Andrews said Wednesday.
Andrews spoke at an evening news conference and said investigators were in the process of interviewing an adult male in custody shortly before 6 p.m. for a “recent homicide” when he reached for and gained “full control” of a Durham officer’s weapon.
Following a struggle, the unnamed suspect was shot. Andrews said a preliminary investigation shows “the suspect fired the shot from the gun that was in his control. Again, this was a gun that belonged to a police officer.”…