HICKORY, N.C. — A man is dead after being shot and killed by a Hickory police officer overnight.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, the Hickory Police Department responded to a call about a home being shot into on the 800 block of 5th Avenue SW in Hickory.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Timothy Craig Setzer, Jr. Setzer ran from the police after they tried to make contact with him.
Police chased Setzer, telling him to stop, but Setzer continued to flee and then turned and pulled a gun from his waistband. At that point, officers shot at Setzer.
EMS arrived at the scene, where they pronounced Setzer deceased.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is now conducting an independent investigation of the officer-involved shooting. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation was requested and responded to conduct an independent investigation of the officer-involved shooting. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation.
The Hickory Police Department will continue to investigate the shooting into the house.
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