Suspect shot, killed by officers in Kannapolis during child predator investigation

Police on the scene in Kannapolis.
Police on the scene in Kannapolis. (Photo: WSOC)

KANNAPOLIS (WSOC) — Police said a man who thought he was meeting a 15-year-old girl for sex was shot and killed by authorities in Kannapolis.

The Kannapolis Police Department was working with the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office on a joint operation. They were targeting people accused of internet crimes against children as well as child sex predators.

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