Mooresville police on domestic call shoot and kill 1 person Monday. SBI to investigate

One person died following a police shooting in Mooresville during a domestic call, police spokeswoman Kim Sellers said Monday.

The person who died was not an officer, she said.

Sellers said police officers responded to “a domestic incident where an assault was reported.”

According to Observer news partner WBTV, the shooting occurred Monday around 4:15 a.m. on Heritage Place off South Magnolia Street. The State Bureau of Investigation was at the scene, according to WBTV.

Following procedure for police shootings, the SBI will be handling the investigation, Sellers said.

The identity of the person who was shot and killed has not been released. Police also have not identified the officer who fired the shot.

This is a developing story

This story was originally published August 3, 2020 at 6:45 AM.

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Mark Price

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Mark Price is a state reporter for The Charlotte Observer and McClatchy News outlets in North Carolina. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology. 

Amanda Zhou

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Amanda Zhou covers public safety for The Charlotte Observer and writes about crime and police reform. She joined The Observer in 2019 and helped cover the George Floyd protests in Charlotte in June 2020. Previously, she interned at the Indianapolis Star and Tampa Bay Times. She grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2019.