FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Relatives of a man who was shot and killed at a North Carolina hospital say they have questions, including why a police officer shot him repeatedly.
The Fayetteville Observer reports that relatives of Treva Smutherman raised their questions publicly at a lawyer’s office Tuesday, the day before a funeral was scheduled for the 31-year-old.
Authorities have said Smutherman tried to take a deputy’s weapon while in the emergency room of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center on Nov. 6. Fayetteville police say the deputy was shot in the ensuing struggle.
Police say a nearby Fayetteville police detective shot and killed Smutherman, who was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. He had been arrested on armed robbery charges.