Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Desmund Louis Moore

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Black

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Mount Airy

County : Surry

State : North Carolina

Agency : Mount Airy Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit by car and K9

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mount Airy PD chased Desmond Lewis Moore in a vehicle upon a report of unspecified “suspicious vehicle.” Police later, added that he may have been involved or have knowledge of a prior homicide. It is not clear which of the two were the reasons for the chase at the onset. Police chased the vehicle into a head-on crash with another vehicle. Three people ran from the car and Moore and a female fled into a wooded area on foot. More was apparently approached or attacked by a K9 and fired shots. Police engaged in a shootout, killing him. The police dog died from gunshot wounds. It is unclear at this time whose bullets struck the animal.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc11.com/post/yarborough-road-shooting-murder-suspect-identified-large-day-after-deadly-double-cumberland-county/15435417/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnk_3blrhA