CMPD officer who shot gunman will not be charged - WSOC TV

CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer who shot and killed a man armed with a gun last year will not face charges.

The district attorney announced this on Tuesday.

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Brown said when Lopez pulled the gun, he had nowhere to take cover. He said he thought Lopez was going to kill him.

Officer Braylin Brown shot Nickolas Lopez three times after responding to a call of shots fired on Frazier Avenue in west Charlotte on Oct. 4, 2023.

The investigation revealed that Lopez pointed his gun at the officer and attempted to evade arrest. Brown told him several times to “drop it.”

The entire incident occurred over a period of 16 seconds, body camera video shows.

The prosecutor concluded that Officer Brown acted in self-defense when he shot Lopez, and his office will not pursue the charges.

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