Raleigh cops fatally shoot man who threw Molotov cocktails at precinct

Cops in Raleigh, North Carolina, shot and killed a person who was throwing Molotov cocktails outdoors the police station Saturday, authorities mentioned.

The incident began round 1:20 p.m. when the unidentified suspect started lighting automobiles on hearth within the police parking zone with the incendiary weapons, officers mentioned at a press convention.

“Instructions got to this particular person to cease his actions,” Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson mentioned.

“The person continued to throw a number of Molotov cocktails within the parking zone and ultimately in direction of our officers who have been there.”

A burned out police vehicle is ready to be towed outside the police station in Southeast Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, May 7, 2022. Raleigh police said a man died earlier in the day after four police officers shot him outside the station. Police officers shot him after they saw him throwing Molotov cocktails at vehicles in a parking lot near the police station and ultimately tossing them near responding officers, Chief Estella Patterson said at a news conference.
A burned-out police car is able to be towed outdoors the stationhouse in Southeast Raleigh after a suspect threw Molotov cocktails.
Ethan Hyman/The Information & Observer through AP

4 cops then opened hearth on the person, capturing him “a number of instances,” based on Patterson.

Officers moved the suspect away from two burning automobiles and tried to resuscitate him to no avail, police mentioned.

Footage from the officer’s bodycams can be launched pending a court docket order, the chief mentioned.

Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson (center) claims the suspect kept throwing "multiple Molotov cocktails" after cops confronted him.
Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson mentioned the suspect stored throwing “a number of Molotov cocktails” after cops confronted him.
Raleigh Police Division / Fb

The FBI was investigating the incident together with inner affairs, based on police.

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