DA: Not enough evidence for murder charges in man’s death

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A North Carolina district attorney says there isn’t enough evidence to prosecute anyone in the death of a man who had been beaten by police officers one year earlier.

WRAL reports an autopsy showed Kyron Hinton died in February 2019 of cocaine toxicity and a neck injury that might indicate homicide.

Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said she notified Hinton’s family on Tuesday that she would not proceed on any murder charges.

Two state troopers and a Wake County sheriff’s deputy were accused of using excessive force against Hinton in 2018 after responding to 911 calls about a man acting erratically and who was possibly armed.