NC State Trooper’s Shooting Of Charging Deaf Man Clearly Justified

By Bob Owens

The shooting of a deaf North Carolina man in Charlotte after a high-speed chase on the Interstate and on surface streets in August drew outrage from anti-police agitators and advocates for the disabled alike as they claimed that Daniel Harris was shot and killed unlawfully while trying to communicate with Trooper Jermaine Saunders via sign language.

Yeah… that’s not what really happened at all.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol state trooper that shot and killed a deaf man in northeast Charlotte last August will not face charges for the incident, officials said.

According to Mecklenburg County District Attorney Andrew Murray, Trooper Jermaine Saunders’ use of deadly force was not unlawful during the encounter due to Saunders’ belief that Daniel Harris posed an imminent threat.

Murray elaborated in documents filed Monday that the critical inquiry in the case is whether it reasonably appeared to Saunders that deadly force was necessary and that the document specifically does not address issues relating to tactics or whether the trooper followed correct police procedures or Highway Patrol directives.

The incident occurred on August 18, 2016 following a traffic stop that turned into a chase on I-485 that continued to Rocky River Road before ending at Seven Oaks …Read the Rest

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