Fatal shooting of Black man by off-duty officer sparks protest in North Carolina

Deputy tells authorities Jason Walker, 37, jumped on to his vehicle as protesters challenge police version of events

Protesters gathered in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for a second night in a row on Monday after a man was killed by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy.

The Fayetteville police department identified the man killed on Saturday as Jason Walker, a 37-year-old Black man who the deputy told authorities jumped on to his vehicle. The Cumberland county sheriff’s office identified the deputy as Jeffrey Hash.

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