RALEIGH, N.C. — Police in North Carolina’s capital city have been monitoring the home of the department’s chief around the clock in the nearly two months since crowds showed up at her door protesting a police shooting, officials said Thursday.
Raleigh police Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown received the protective detail shortly after the shooting of Javier Torres, 26, on March 10 ignited spontaneous demonstrations across the city, according to a department statement.
The protests unfolded as social media rumors incorrectly suggested an unarmed 16-year-old was shot and killed by an officer. Hours after the shooting, news video showed crowds at Deck-Brown’s home, demanding to see her.
The Raleigh Police Department said more than 100 people showed up at the address “late at night” after it was distributed on social media. The chief has since received multiple threatening emails, officials added.
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