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Published: 2013-01-24 08:26:00
Updated: 2013-01-24 11:47:19

Posted: January 24

Fayetteville officer shoots, kills man during traffic stop

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Fayetteville, N.C. — A Fayetteville police officer shot and killed a man early Thursday during a traffic stop.

Police said the officer tried stopping a Ford Explorer near the intersection of Morganton Road and Virginia Avenue shortly after 6 a.m.

But the driver, identified as Nijza Lamar Hagans, 22, kept traveling on South Virginia Avenue before coming to a stop at the dead end of the road.

During the stop, police said, the officer shot Hagans, who died at the scene.

A Fayetteville Police Department spokesman did not say what prompted the shooting.

The officer, whose identity has not been released, has been placed on administrative duty, which is standard in police-involved shootings, while the State Bureau of Investigation investigates.

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Intresting that other media outlets reported the suspect was armed and that he had a lengthy criminal record, but WRAL chose not to provide that information.
subanitov
January 25, 2013 3:45 p.m.
"I notice a trend of young officers not even on the force for 4 or 5 years being involved sometimes not in one shooting but sometimes two or three and in most cases the victim/criminal didn't have a gun." jjsmith1973

Is that so? Please provide the name and agency of all these officers with less than 5 years that have shot 3 unarmed people. I can't wait to read about them.
subanitov
January 25, 2013 3:43 p.m.
Uhavenoclu-- The cop was protecting himself.

If you were in his shoes and had been attacked by a armed felon what would you have done? Let him kill you and get away? I think not.
SportsLover75
January 25, 2013 9:01 a.m.
I think it is sad that the picture used was an arrest photo. With such little information, that paints a picture that may not be true!
blkmamba
January 24, 2013 4:39 p.m.
check out the nc dept of corrections website and the nc court calenders,he had a long stint 4/12 years just recently got out and got right back in trouble again.

AWDWWITKISI Assault With a Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury. This is a good day for mankind.
NCHighlander
January 24, 2013 4:32 p.m.
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