Bessemer PD officer shoots, kills man after chase

BESSEMER CITY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in Bessemer City say a man has died after being shot by a police officer trying to serve a warrant.

The Gaston Gazette reports Gaston County Police Chief Joe Ramey said Wednesday that Bessemer City police went to an address to serve warrants on an individual.

Ramey says a foot chase began and continued for approximately two blocks to an area near a cemetery.

The chief says the man was shot in an area between two homes and was taken to a hospital where he died.

Police haven’t identified the man or said whether he was armed.