Suspect shot, killed in Kinston after aiming rifle at deputies
A man is dead after an altercation with Lenoir County Sheriff deputies during the early hours of Saturday morning.
Posted — UpdatedAuthorities say they attempted a traffic stop on 31-year-old Spencer Jackson, who they say was a suspect in a narcotics investigation.
Jackson initially stopped, but then fled in his vehicle, driving to a home on Hullwood Drive in Kinston.
Officials say he ran inside an outbuilding and came out pointing a rifle at deputies.
Two deputies fired at Jackson, who was killed in the shooting.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is on the scene investigating the officer-involved shooting.
The names of the deputies are being withheld until the SBI finishes its investigation.
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