(WASHINGTON, N.C.) — A white North Carolina police officer fatally shot a black motorist who stepped out of his vehicle with a gun during a traffic stop, authorities said Monday. The shooting happened Sunday afternoon, Stacy Drakeford, director of Washington police and fire services, said in a statement. Drakeford said after the car was stopped, the driver got out of his vehicle with a gun. The officer then shot the man, who was identified as Cedric Pritchard of Washington. Drakeford said by phone that Pritchard was black, and the officer involved was a white man. Drakeford didn’t immediately respond to an email later in the day asking if Pritchard made any gestures with the gun. Teresa Pritchard told WITN-TV in Greenville that her son’s death was “a hard pill to swallow.” “I’m looking for him coming through the door anytime and I won’t see him. That’s going to be hurtful,” Teresa Pritchard said. Natasha Knight said she ran out of her home when she heard the gunshots and told WNCT-TV in Greenville she was overcome by emotion when she found out who had been shot. “I think all of our eyes filled with water,” Knight said. The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the case. The officer, whose name hasn’t been released, has been placed on administrative leave.<doc-sep>A teenager suspected in the shooting of a Georgia policeman, was himself shot and killed after being pursued by officers. Tafahree Maynard, 18, one of two men charged over the shooting on Saturday of Gwinnett County police Officer Antwan Toney, was followed to a shed close to the town of Snellville, 30 miles east of Atlanta. Police Chief Butch Ayers said the teenager had “failed to comply” with verbal commands after being confronted by officers in the early hours of Monday. Speaking at a press conference, Mr Ayers said Maynard initially had his hand behind his back and when he showed his hand, he was holding an “edged weapon” - believed to be a lawnmower blade. He said one officer fired a stun gun at Maynard and the other fatally shot him from about five or six feet. “I would like to say that the danger to the community is over,” said Mr Ayers. Mr Toney was killed after responding to a call around 2.30pm on Saturday about a suspicious vehicle near Shiloh Middle School in the Snellville area. When the officers approached, someone in the vehicle opened fire and Mr Toney was hit, police said. The vehicle then sped off. 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The fast moving Glass fire has burned over 1,000 acres and has destroyed homes Getty World news in pictures 26 September 2020 A villager along with a child offers prayers next to a carcass of a wild elephant that officials say was electrocuted in Rani Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati, India AFP via Getty World news in pictures 25 September 2020 The casket of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol to lie in state in Washington, DC AFP via Getty World news in pictures 24 September 2020 An anti-government protester holds up an image of a pro-democracy commemorative plaque at a rally outside Thailand's parliament in Bangkok, as activists gathered to demand a new constitution AFP via Getty World news in pictures 23 September 2020 A whale stranded on a beach in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, as hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors The Mercury/AFP via Getty World news in pictures 22 September 2020 State civil employee candidates wearing face masks and shields take a test in Surabaya AFP via Getty World news in pictures 21 September 2020 A man sweeps at the Taj Mahal monument on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic AP World news in pictures 20 September 2020 A deer looks for food in a burnt area, caused by the Bobcat fire, in Pearblossom, California EPA World news in pictures 19 September 2020 Anti-government protesters hold their mobile phones aloft as they take part in a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok. 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Firefighters have brought the fire under control but they expected to keep working through the day EPA World news in pictures 15 September 2020 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posing for a selfie with his family at Berlin's Charite hospital. 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Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president's resignation are now in their second month AP World news in pictures 11 September 2020 Members of 'Omnium Cultural' celebrate the 20th 'Festa per la llibertat' ('Fiesta for the freedom') to mark the Day of Catalonia in Barcelona. Omnion Cultural fights for the independence of Catalonia EPA World news in pictures 10 September 2020 The Moria refugee camp, two days after Greece's biggest migrant camp, was destroyed by fire. Thousands of asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos are now homeless AFP via Getty World news in pictures 9 September 2020 Pope Francis takes off his face mask as he arrives by car to hold a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican AFP via Getty World news in pictures 8 September 2020 A home is engulfed in flames during the "Creek Fire" in the Tollhouse area of California AFP via Getty World news in pictures 7 September 2020 A couple take photos along a sea wall of the waves brought by Typhoon Haishen in the eastern port city of Sokcho AFP via Getty World news in pictures 6 September 2020 Novak Djokovic and a tournament official tends to a linesperson who was struck with a ball by Djokovic during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta at the US Open USA Today Sports/Reuters World news in pictures 5 September 2020 Protesters confront police at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, during an anti-lockdown rally AFP via Getty World news in pictures 4 September 2020 A woman looks on from a rooftop as rescue workers dig through the rubble of a damaged building in Beirut.<doc-sep>It was a violent few hours for police officers in two states as one in North Carolina was killed during a traffic stop and another in Tennessee was badly wounded while searching for a suspect at an apartment complex. Trooper Kevin Conner was fatally shot around 12:15 a.m. ET Wednesday in Columbus County when he stopped a pickup truck — driven by 20-year-old Raheem Cole Dashanell Davis — for speeding, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Trooper Kevin Conner. North Carolina Department of Public Safety Conner was approaching the vehicle when Davis opened fire. Conner was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Sgt. Michael Baker said Davis drove away and led police on a brief chase, then fled on foot when the pickup became disabled at a railroad crossing. After an extensive search, authorities caught Davis in a wooded area in Fair Bluff and took him into custody around 4 a.m. ET. Davis was charged Wednesday with first degree murder. Conner was an 11-year veteran, assigned to Troop B, District 5 in Columbus County. In 2011, he extinguished a car fire while also tending to a driver involved in a head-on collision. “The Highway Patrol family is mourning the loss of a hero and will forever be changed by the tragic events that have occurred," said Col. Glenn McNeill Jr., commander of the State Highway Patrol. In Tennessee, a Shelby County deputy was shot in the right leg while searching for a suspect at the Eden at Watersedge Apartments in Memphis between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. ET. The department said in a tweet that the deputy was taken to Regional One Health Medical Center in critical condition. The sheriff's department later said his condition had improved and he was listed as noncritical. The deputy, whose identity has not yet been released, is with the department's Fugitive Division and has been with the department for about 10 years, Sheriff Floyd Bonner said. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said deputies were at the apartment complex to serve a search warrant to 19-year-old Keyshon Parham, who had several active felony warrants. When deputies entered the residence, Parham reportedly escaped out of another exit leading authorities on a foot pursuit. At some point, an altercation occurred between three officers and Parham before he was shot. Parham was pronounced dead at the scene. Two deputies fired shots at Parham, but the deputy who was injured was not one of them.<doc-sep>
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