Jaylen Latrelle Routt

Case # :710

Gender : Male

Age : 20

Race : Black

Date : 09/01/2023

Location : 900 block of Emory Court

City : Fayetteville

County : Wake

State : North Carolina

Agency : North Carolina Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Harrison Nazal

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police after chase

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

NC Highway Patrol chased a vehicle for driving too fast. The driver fled and police escalated the chase to over 100 mph. The vehicle predictably crashed during the chase and police allege that the driver fired shots at them and they claim that they fired back, killing him.

Source links :

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2023/09/01/man-shot--killed-by-trooper-following-car-chase--gunfire-exchange

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2023/09/01/cumberland-county-murder-suspect-jaylen-routt-killed-by-lawmen-in-raleigh/70738030007/

https://abc11.com/nc-murder-suspect-johnston-county-chase-ncshp-shot-killed-state-troopers/13725030/

https://www.wral.com/video/shots-fired-after-chase-ends-in-raleigh-neighborhood/21028400/

https://www.wral.com/story/trooper-shoots-kills-fayetteville-man-wanted-for-murder-after-high-speed-chase-shootout-in-raleigh/21028394/

https://www.wral.com/story/nc-trooper-fatally-shoots-man-in-an-exchange-of-gunfire-after-a-pursuit-and-crash/21028958/

https://news.yahoo.com/nc-trooper-fatally-shoots-man-142032109.html