Questions are mounting surrounding the deadly shooting of a North Carolina police officer after it was recently revealed that he shot the man accused of his murder.
Benji Martin Jr., 29, is facing murder charges for the shooting death of 59-year-old Officer Roger Smith.
According to local news outlets, Smith was working at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex the morning of Nov. 8 when Martin was admitted to the emergency room.
The 29-year-old was suffering a mental health breakdown in the emergency room when staff called security to intervene. At that point, Smith stepped in, but the confrontation somehow escalated into a shooting in which Smith and Martin both suffered gunshot wounds…