Traffic stop in Fayetteville escalates into gunfire, driver shot by police is now charged
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- An investigation is underway after a man was shot by an officer during a traffic stop, the Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) confirmed Saturday.
It all started with a traffic stop around 11 p.m. Friday on the All American Freeway after officers pulled over a driver for allegedly going over 100 mph in a 55 mph zone. According to FPD, the driver pulled over on a service road next to Skibo Road near the Lake Valley Road intersection.
When officers attempted to arrest him for the violations, he resisted, then pulled out a firearm and fired it. An officer returned fire and shot him. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound.
Monday, police identified the man as 28-year-old Isaiah Shaquil Nichols of Fayetteville. He has been charged with felony assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Nichols remains in the hospital. No specific information has been released about his injury or condition.
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The officer involved in the incident is on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal review.
The State Bureau of Investigation is also investigating the shooting.
According to FPD, the driver stopped on a service road next to Skibo Road near the Lake Valley Road intersection.
