Case Update: Friday, January 12, 2018
The member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who sustained a gunshot wound to the leg during last night’s shooting has been identified as Officer Casey Shue. Officer Shue was hired on July 21, 2014, and is assigned to the North Tryon Division Crime Reduction Unit. Two CMPD officers and two probation officers fired their weapons during this incident. The CMPD officers have been identified as Jeffrey Zederbaum and Jared Decker. Officer Zederbaum was hired on January 12, 2009, and is assigned to the North Tryon Division Crime Reduction Unit. Officer Decker was hired on July 21, 2014, and is also assigned to the North Tryon Division Crime Reduction Unit.
As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, the Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation to determine whether CMPD policies and procedures were adhered to during the course of the incident. Per department protocol, the officers involved in this case are on Administrative Leave.
Officer Shue was recognized as officer of the month this past August for her outstanding work in keeping Hidden Valley neighborhood members safer. That work included removing six guns from the streets of the community while making twenty-one arrests. She also led officer initiated activities in the North Tryon Division this past summer.
This is an active and ongoing investigation. Any further information will be released through CMPD Public Affairs. Questions about the the probation officers should be directed to Pamela Walker with the NC Department of Public Safety, Division of Community Corrections. That telephone number is 919-733-5027.
Case Update: Friday, January 12, 2018
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are conducting an officer involved shooting investigation that occurred outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Law Enforcement Center at 601 E. Trade Street. Both an officer and a suspect were shot.
On Thursday, January 11, 2018 at approximately 10:49 p.m. officers from the North Tryon Division and N.C. Probation and Parole were briefing in the parking lot between the LEC and the CMPD parking deck, when they were fired upon multiple times. Several officers returned fire.
One CMPD officer was transported to the hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg. The officer’s identity will be released pending family notification.
The suspect also was shot and was transported by MEDIC to CMC Main, where he was pronounced deceased. He has been identified as Jonathan Bennett, the suspect wanted in connection with the death of Brittany White who was killed earlier in the day.
Detectives are currently interviewing officers and others who witnessed the incident.
As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, the Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation to determine whether CMPD policies and procedures were adhered to during the course of the incident. Per department protocol, the officers involved in this case will be placed on Administrative Leave.
Crime Scene Search responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence.
Representatives of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Prosecution Team, Internal Affairs Bureau, Operations Command, Special Investigations, and NC Probation and Parole responded to the scene
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