A man was shot and killed in east Charlotte this afternoon after allegedly pulling a gun on a man in traffic, not knowing he was a police officer.
According to CMPD, the shooting happened at about 1:18 p.m. on the 6200 block of Albemarle Road, but the incident began elsewhere. Police say an undercover officer was driving an unmarked car near the intersection of Albemarle and Reddman roads. He was then allegedly struck by 28-year-old Josue Diaz, who immediately began driving outbound on Albemarle Road.
According to a CMPD release, the detective perceived an imminent threat to his life and opened fire on Diaz, who was later pronounced dead on the scene.
A group of about 20 activists were at the scene a couple hours after the shooting. Some demanded answers from police, while others live-streamed from the scene to hundreds of people watching online.
A few officers, including Major Mike Campagna, known for his outreach efforts during and after the Charlotte Uprising, tried to engage with residents on the scene.
“We’ve tried to engage with CMPD in the past, for years. What has that gotten us? Bullets in the street,” said activist Gloria Merriweather to others who had gathered there on Albemarle Road.
Some on scene attempting block incoming traffic. Have since cleared back to sidewalk. pic.twitter.com/fpNVapm7hv
— Creative Loafing (@cl_charlotte) January 26, 2017
CMPD says it won’t release the name of the officer, due to the undercover nature of his work. As is protocol, the detective will be placed on administrative leave and the CMPD Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation to the CMPD’s homicide investigation.
Creative Loafing will update this story as more details are released.
This article appears in Jan 25-31, 2017.
this is a lie, they are covering the undercover cop for shooting a unarmed man.
Don’t be stupid! The officer was clearly working undercover as they were in an unmarked car. Why would they release the officers name and blow their cover. My question is this why did the person take off after they hit a car! That is a crime! Then they stop dead in the middle of the road to supposedly apologize!! Yeah ok!!! Guess the officer got lucky that there was a gun in the “glove box” (according to passenger story) and that the bullet hole in the undercover car just happened to be the same caliber as the drivers gun. That’s a whole lot of luck for the officers side. Just saying. People wake up!!! The gun was NOT in the glove box…he shot at the officer and the officer defended themselves. I don’t see much of a case to argue that the officer was in the wrong.
no just no peace, you’re a complete moron if you believe that! Get real and encourage the criminals you support to take responsibility for their actions and what results from their actions.
Look at his facebook page,,guns, gang signals,,tattoos indicating MS13, year, a real model
citizen>>>>>>