A spokesman for the Raleigh Police Protective Association said Tuesday that he and his team are fully supporting the actions of a Raleigh police officer who was involved in a fatal shooting Monday afternoon.
Senior Officer D.C. Twiddy shot and killed a drug suspect fleeing arrest near the intersection of Bragg and East streets, Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said.
The State Bureau of Investigation, which is reviewing the shooting, identified the victim as 24-year-old Akiel Rakim Lakeith Denkins of Raleigh.
Denkins, who was black, had been convicted three times on drug offenses, according to the state Department of Public Safety. There were pending charges against him from last fall of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and probation violations.
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