Protests Break Out In North Carolina After Police Allegedly Shoot Man Over A Pizza
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Protests have erupted in Raleigh North Carolina after police shot and injured a man who was apparently armed and stealing a pizza.
According to News One, the Raleigh Police Department identified the victim as Javier Torres, a 26-year-old man who is being treated at the hospital for his injuries.
“When officers arrived at the scene, they observed an individual who matched the description given by the 911 caller,” the Raleigh PD said in a press release. “This individual was later identified as Javier Torres. Mr. Torres ran upon the arrival of the responding officers and a foot chase ensued, during which police repeatedly ordered Mr. Torres to stop and drop the gun.”
The police also said that they found a gun near where Torres was shot.
A woman who was also close by filmed the aftermath of the incident,
“He was running with a pizza and they shot this little boy,” the woman said, then we hear a young boy, “The little boy stole a pizza and they shot him in his back.”
The woman added that she was at a Sheetz convenience store when “we seen the little boy just running, with a pizza, all of a sudden I see a cop pull his gun out … then next thing you know you heard gunshots.”
Crowds quickly gathered in downtown Raleigh to protest the shooting.
“We tired of y’all killing our sons. We tired of y’all shooting our boys,” one protester said.
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