Protesters gathered outside police headquarters disputed the police department's account of what happened.
The Fayetteville Police Department said a preliminary investigation determined Jason Walker, 37,"ran into traffic and jumped on a moving vehicle" Saturday. The off-duty deputy shot Walker and then called 911, police said. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene.
The recording also captured people on the scene yelling at the caller to ask where he shot the victim. The caller described the people on the scene as"hostile." "They're devastated for the family of Jason Walker," the lawyer said in a statement."They're devastated for their community." Ricks told The News & Observer of Raleigh she was on the scene and watched the entire situation unfold.
Hawkins also said that investigators in her office have reviewed body-camera video of statements made by witnesses to officers at the scene. Hawkins also said that, so far, she knows of no video that shows the shooting.In, it appears the off-duty deputy had been driving a red truck that wasn't a law enforcement vehicle.
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