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Burlington police officers were called to a home on South Sellars Mill Road after 4 a.m. by a resident who reported finding an intruder acting erratically, police said in a news release.
Officers found two residents leaving the home, followed by a male suspect who tackled a male resident, then struggled with him over a firearm, police said. Officers identified themselves and when the pair didn’t comply with their orders, an officer fired. The resident and suspect were injured and taken to local medical facilities, but police said they didn’t know the extent of their injuries.
Investigators believe that in addition to shots fired by the officer, shots were also fired, possibly multiple times, by either the residents or the suspect, police said.
Burlington Police and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are investigating the incident. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending a routine internal investigation, police said.
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