RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — No charges will be filed against the police officers involved in a shooting that resulted in the death of an armed man inside a Raleigh home nearly three months ago, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced Thursday.
After reviewing all evidence gathered from the scene, the use of force was determined to be justified, and no charges are going to be pursued against the officers, according to the district attorney’s report.
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On Jan. 21, the Raleigh Police Department responded at around 5:40 p.m. to the 600 block of Democracy Drive. The initial call, which was for a burglary in progress, was later upgraded to a person being shot.
“The homeowner who placed the 911 call stated during an interview with the [N.C. State Bureau of Investigation] that she was at home with her boyfriend, packing boxes to move, when her ex-husband appeared and forced his way into the residence,” Freeman wrote in her report…