NEWTON, N.C. — A man who allegedly fired at officers was seriously hurt after he was shot by a Newton Police officer, the police department said.
It happened on East First Street late Monday night, around 11:40 p.m., according to the Newton Police Department.
Officers were responding to a 911 call at an apartment complex when they saw multiple "noncomplying" people in the parking lot. While officers were trying to find the person who called 911, they saw a man with a gun.
Police said while they were trying to get the man to drop the gun, he fired at officers. They then shot back, hitting the man, after a brief standoff.
It does not appear that any officers were hurt in the incident.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations if looking into this incident, as is standard procedure.
This is the second time an officer in Newton has shot someone in the past two months. In May, police shot and killed a man who police said shot a woman multiple times and fired at first responders.
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