MEDIA RELEASE
CONTACT:  Angie Grube
Public Information Director, SBI
agrube@ncsbi.gov

(Raleigh, NC) – An agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) was among the officers involved in today’s officer-involved shooting in Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Police Department requested the SBI’s Criminal Apprehension Team to assist their agency with serving an arrest warrant.

At the request of the District Attorney, the SBI’s Special Investigations Unit is now investigating the officer-involved shooting, and pursuant to standard operating procedure, the SBI agent has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the investigation. As with every officer-involved shooting, the case will be fully investigated and reviewed by the District Attorney. 
No additional information is available at this time.