Police fatally shoot man outside Pineville bar after 911 call reported threats
A Pineville Police officer fatally shot a man outside Tavern 51 Saturday who “pulled out a handgun and made threats toward others” in the bar, according to a police statement.
At 3:49 p.m., a 911 caller said the bar customer “may have had two additional firearms” on him, according to the statement late Saturday.
The bar is in a shopping center in the 8700 block of Pineville Matthews Road.
A person in the parking lot pointed out the man to the first arriving officer, who “gave up to 13 verbal commands” ignored by the man, police said.
The man “advanced towards the officer, not complying with lawful orders to stop,” and “made a sudden gesture” that the officer felt “was an imminent threat to himself,” according to the statement.
The officer shot the man and immediately gave first aid to him, police said. The man died after being taken to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, according to police.
Police said they will release the man’s name after notifying his family. The police statement didn’t identify the officer or say if or when the department will release their name.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal investigation; Pineville Police said they are conducting an internal affairs investigation.