4 North Carolina officers cleared in 2015 fatal shooting
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An investigation has cleared four North Carolina police officers involved in the 2015 fatal shooting of a man.
Randolph County District Attorney Garland Yates said in a news release Thursday that officers Tim Coats, Andrew Lanier, Zach Trotter and John Antignano were cleared in the shooting death of 53-year-old Bobby T. Norris of Archdale.
According to a North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation report, the officers shot Norris nine times on Aug. 23, 2015, after he pointed a shotgun at them. The incident occurred after police responded to a domestic dispute. Norris died from his wounds at the scene.
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Yates says that the officers were presented with an imminent threat of death or serious injury. Yates called the officers' actions lawful, justified and proper.