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34. NC dad fatally shot during struggle for Taser with Harnett Co. deputy, witness says

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 02:14 PM

Nov 2015

... Carroll said sheriff’s deputies then started spraying mace on Livingston and using the Taser ... Witnesses said Livingston ... was trying to get the Taser out of the deputy’s hands. The incident eventually continued outside. “He (Livingston) barely had the Taser in his hand but he had it where it was constantly going off and the officer I guess that spoke to him rolled over there, says he got the Taser and shot him in this position,” Carroll said... Carroll said Livingston was shot six times, while another witness in the home, Bristol Edge, said Livingston was shot at least four times ...
http://wncn.com/2015/11/15/1-killed-in-harnett-co-officer-involved-shooting/

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Go to jail... bvar22 Nov 2015 #31

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Absolutely. Everything you said is right on. marym625 Nov 2015 #47

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+1 marym625 Nov 2015 #25

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Great quote. n/t marym625 Nov 2015 #45

It won't end until the fascist power structure is taken down. hifiguy Nov 2015 #36

Completely agree! Sadly marym625 Nov 2015 #46

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100% wrong. hifiguy Nov 2015 #37

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Awful Beyond Words...k and r. Stuart G Nov 2015 #11

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Murdering cowards. nt DLevine Nov 2015 #17

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We need someone like this guy damnedifIknow Nov 2015 #20

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