In less than one week, there have been three officer-involved shootings in the Triad. All of them happened after traffic stops. One of them turned deadly.
A Greensboro Police Officer shot a man following a traffic stop on Battleground Avenue. Police say the car was pulled over because it was suspected to be involved in the murder of a 16-year-old girl the previous night. According to the release, two people jumped from the vehicle and tried to run. Police say one of the suspects raised a handgun from his waist area, which led to the officer firing his weapon. The suspect was treated at the hospital and later charged with Felony Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.
PHOTOS: Officer-Involved Shooting on Battleground Avenue
A Reidsville Police Officer shot a man following an altercation after a traffic stop. Police say an officer tried to pull over Londre Bernstein's car, but Bernstein sped away from the officer. Police say Bernstein then wrecked the car and tried to run away on foot. Reidsville Police Chief Robert Hassell tells WFMY News 2 there was some sort of altercation that resulted in the suspect being shot in the leg by the officer. Bernstein was placed in jail under a $205,000 bond and charges are pending.
PHOTOS: Officer-Involved Shooting in Reidsville
A 60-year-old man died after an officer-involved shooting following a traffic stop. Police say the officer stopped a car and turned on his body camera. Two men and a woman were inside the car. According to the police report, the officer told one of the men, 60-year-old Edward Van McCrae, to stop reaching toward "concealed areas of the vehicle." Police say McCrae did not listen to the officer's commands, so the officer asked him to get out of the vehicle and called for backup. The report says there was a struggle between the officer and McCrae, and McCrae did not listen to the officer when he told him to "stop reaching." Police say the struggle continued and the officer saw a handgun. Police say the officer ordered McCrae not to reach for the gun before shooting his weapon. EMS pronounced McCrae dead at the scene.
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