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North Carolina state trooper shoots armed person on I-95, officials say

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina said a state trooper shot an armed person on the side of an interstate Monday.

The trooper was performing a roadside safety inspection on Interstate 95 in Robeson County when a person not involved with the inspection approached, State Highway Patrol Sgt. Chris Knox said in a press release.

The trooper told the armed person to stop, but the commands were ignored, Knox said. The trooper then shot the armed person.

The wounded person was taken to a hospital for treatment, but their condition was not known.

Neither the armed person nor the trooper have been publicly identified.

The trooper was placed on administrative leave. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation was looking into the case at the request of the State Highway Patrol.

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