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An officer, searching for a man accused of trespassing, shot the suspect in the leg Monday, according to the Newton Police Department.
Police said authorities were looking for the man and a 911 caller said the suspect had a gun. Officers did not say if the suspect actually had a gun.
Authorities went to the Sandlewood Apartments at 705 Sandlewood Court in Newton, North Carolina, just before noon Monday about a man potentially trespassing.
As they were searching the area, police said the man came out from a shed behind the apartments and ran at officers. That’s when an officer shot the man in the leg, according to police.
The man was taken to the hospital, police said.
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting, which is standard protocol in police shootings. The officer who fired the shot is on administrative leave, officials said.
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