Deriante Deon Miller, 18

Kinston, North Carolina
March 27, 2016

Agencies: Kinston Highway Patrol - North Carolina

Cause of death: Shooting


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Overview

Miller was fatally shot by a state trooper when he ran toward the trooper outside a nightclub, pointed a gun at the trooper and ignored commands to put the weapon down, according to state authorities. The trooper had arrived at the nightclub to assist a sheriff's deputy after a report of shots being fired.

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April 2016 Public hearing