2 men charged after NC police officer shot multiple times; Officer ID’d
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Police announced the names of two men charged after a Raleigh police officer was shot multiple times while apprehending a suspect Wednesday night.
Cedric Kearney, 24, of Henderson, is charged with attempted murder, assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Antonio Fletcher, 21, of Cary, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm.
The charges come after an officer was shot multiple times around 8 p.m. on Western Boulevard near Schaub Drive.
According to authorities, Fletcher and Kearney stole a man’s car, phone and wallet and then threatened him with a handgun. The two men were fleeing the scene when the officer stopped them because the tags came up as a stolen vehicle. Shots were then fired.
Officer C.D. Ainsworth was shot multiple times while on duty on Jan. 9, 2019. (Photo: Raleigh Police)
Sherry Richmond, 22, of Rougemont, is listed in Kearney’s charging documents as being involved in the robbery before the shooting occurred. She is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. She was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official based on a November 2018 incident in Durham.
The officer, who has been identified as Officer C.D. Ainsworth, was in surgery for hours, but Raleigh Police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said around 2:30 a.m. Thursday that he was out of surgery.
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