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-Press Release, Office of Michael D. Waters, District Attorney for the Eleventh Prosecutorial District
On Friday, July 24, 2020, the District Attorney‘s Office was contacted by Chief David Hess of the Roxboro Police Department regarding an officer-involved shooting that had occurred minutes earlier.
Chief Hess asked the DA’s office to join in requesting the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to conduct an independent investigation. The SBI promptly arrived and began processing the scene for forensic evidence and conducting interviews.
The SBI preliminarily reported to the DA’s office that they concluded evidence collection as of Friday evening, but were continuing with interviews of witnesses. The Roxboro Police Department has fully cooperated with the SBI during this process.
Tragically, David Brooks, Jr, of Roxboro was shot one time in the chest by the responding officer and, despite aid being rendered first by officers on scene and then by paramedics, he died of that wound. The North Carolina Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed after the autopsy that Mr. Brooks died as a result of this single gunshot.
Among the items recovered by the SBI is video footage of the incident as captured from the officer‘s dash-mounted video camera. After all witnesses have been interviewed, the District Attorney‘s office will petition the Court for the release of the complete video footage.
The District Attorney‘s Office will await the results of the SBI investigation before making any determination about whether the use of force was appropriate.