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Malik Samuell Thompson
Gender : Male
Age : 26
Race : Black
Date : 05/22/2024
Location : 900 block of S. 11th Street
City : Wilmington
County : New Hanover
State : North Carolina
Agency : Cape Fear Regional Special Teams SWAT Team, Wilmington Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in shootout with SWAT during narcotics raid
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 22, 2024, Cape Fear Regional Special Teams SWAT Team and Wilmington PD went to the home to conduct a search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation. Wilmington PD applied a tactical distraction device on a window. Malik Samuell Thompson allegedly opened fire, hit a SWAT officer in the ballistic vest. Police shot and gravely injured him. He died six days later on 05/28/2024 in the hospital from his injuries. Fentanyl, Xanax and cocaine were found in the home.
