One Dead In Sunday Officer Involved Shooting In Mooresville

MOORESVILLE, NC — Two Mooresville Police Department officers were on administrative leave Tuesday after an officer-involved shooting that left a 38-year-old man dead.

In a news release, the police department said the incident began around 9:30 p.m. Sunday when officers were called to 226 Heritage Place for a domestic violence incident and an assault.

According to the release, the 911 caller told police the subject of the call, Christopher Kimmons Craven, was still on the scene, was armed and had threatened to take his own life.

Officers arrived at the address and found Craven outside the house with a handgun, police said. Officers then asked Craven to show his hands multiple times.

The news release states Craven then reached toward his waist and brandished a gun, prompting two police officers to fire at Craven, striking him.

Both police officers and Iredell County EMS workers performed CPR and first aid on Craven, but he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Both officers have been placed on administrative leave while the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation looks into the shooting, authorities said.