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Hundreds protest after North Carolina police shooting

US Police Shooting Suspect Injured
Posted at 11:53 AM, Mar 11, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-11 11:53:58-04

RALEIGH, N.C. - Protesters in Raleigh are demanding answers and transparency from police after a officer wounded a suspect during a foot chase.

Officers responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun outside a shopping center said 26-year-old Javier Torres matched the caller's description. Police said Torres ran and officers chased him, repeatedly ordering him to stop and drop the weapon before he was shot.

A judge has approved the release of the officer's body camera footage. Protesters marched to the police chief's home and the governor's mansion, later burning a U.S. flag.