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Deriante Deon Miller

United States · Aged 18 · Died 03/27/2016
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Deadly force

A trooper responded to a call for assistance by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office involving a shooting that had occurred at Club Aries. As the trooper approached the scene, he encountered two men running toward him. The trooper saw that one of the subjects had a gun. The man failed to comply with the trooper's commands to stop and drop the weapon. Police say he pointed the weapon at the trooper who shot and killed him.

Alleged responsible partyNorth Carolina State Highway PatrolReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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