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It's absolutely awful. I picked up a copy of the Daily Tar Heel today, and to read such tragic news the day before classes start is heartbreaking.
I was stopped by an NBC reporter today on campus asking if I knew him (I didn't).
My thoughts go out to Courtland Smith's family and his DKE brothers.
ETA: Apparently the officer who shot him is Jeremy Paul Flinchum.
From the Daily Tar Heel website:
The State Bureau of Investigation has identified the officer who shot junior Courtland Smith on Sunday as Jeremy Paul Flinchum.
Flinchum’s status with the police department is unknown.
Flinchum, 29, stopped Smith’s car on Interstate 85 in Archdale, about 15 miles south of Greensboro. Flinchum was responding to a 911 call from Smith, who told dispatchers that he was suicidal and needed help.
A press release Sunday from Archdale Police said the officer shot Smith after a confrontation.
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2008
Last edited by tangelo212; 08-24-2009 at 03:23 PM.
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