CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office said two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were justified in the shooting and killing of Derrell Raney back in November.
Police responded to a Walmart on Albemarle Road on Nov. 5, 2021. A Walmart security guard told arriving officers that Raney was inside the store, armed with a gun. The security guard also said Raney would shoot officers if they responded.
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Officers said Raney pointed his gun at them when they came in contact with him. That’s when police said they commanded Raney multiple times to drop his weapon and to show his hands.
According to the DA’s review, Raney did not comply with commands, which led Officer Micah Edmunds and Officer James Longworth to fire their weapons.
The DA’s review determined Edmunds fired his weapon six times and Longworth fired his weapon twice. The shots resulted in Raney’s death.
After reviewing evidence, the DA determined he would not seek charges against Edmunds and Longworth in the shooting death of Raney. The DA said Raney “posed a threat of bodily harm or death to officers and the public.”
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