Winston-Salem, NC -- A 60-year-old man is dead after an officer-involved shooting following a traffic stop.
Police say at 10:34 p.m. Friday night Officer D.E. McGuire stopped a car on Bowen Boulevard and turned on his body camera. Two men and a woman were inside the stopped car at the intersection of Douglas Hill Drive.
According to the police report, Officer McGuire told one of the men, 60-year-old Edward Van McCrae to stop reaching toward "concealed areas of the vehicle." Police say despite those commands, McCrae did not stop and Officer McGuire asked him to get out of the car and called for backup.
The report says there was a physical struggle between McCrae and McGuire and McCrae did not listen to the officer when he told him to "stop reaching." Police say the struggle continued and Officer McGuire saw a handgun. Police say the officer ordered McCrae not to reach for the gun before he shot his weapon.
Police say other officers and EMS arrived on the scene and preformed CPR on McCrae. He was pronounced dead on the scene. The report says Officer McGuire received minor abrasions during the altercation. The other two people in the car were not hurt.
The State Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene as is protocol for an officer-involved shooting. As part of standard procedure, Officer McGuire is on administrative duty until the investigation is complete.
