RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Police in North Carolina say that officers have fatally shot a man after he robbed a gas station’s convenience store. An officer was also struck by gunfire but was treated and released from a hospital.
Raleigh Police said in a statement that the shooting occurred Wednesday evening.
Police said the incident began when David Tylek Atkinson, 24, jumped over the counter with a handgun. He pointed it at the clerk and stole cash and tobacco products before running away toward some apartments.
Police said that bystanders told officers where Atkinson was headed. They then exchanged gunfire with Atkinson. He later died at a hospital.
The Raleigh Police Department said the State Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the shooting.
Police said the shooting was captured by body cameras as well as cameras on police cruiser dash boards. The robbery was also filmed on gas station security cameras.
The identities of the officers involved in the shooting were not released. Police did not release the races of those involved.
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