“Police officers have a difficult job and ensuring they have the trust of the community is one of the most important ones,” his statement said in part. Gacek fired Larson after an internal investigation of the shooting. “District Attorney Vaneekhoven thinks that kind of brutality, disregard for human life and contempt for the rule of law is just fine if you wear a badge,” the statement said in part.Ĭoncord Police Chief Gary Gacek offered condolences to the Combs family and said he respects the DA’s decision to not charge Larson. “After a thorough review of the facts of this case, and the law that would apply to these facts, the evidence showed that Officer Larson did not utilize excessive force when he fired his weapon into the fully revved police SUV that was pointed at him a few feet away, that Brandon Combs was attempting to steal,” the district attorney case review and findings said.Īttorneys for the Combs family released a statement saying the district attorney didn’t care about the facts and her decision to not file charges was wrong. Under North Carolina law, a person is justified in the use of deadly force if they “reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another.” In response, Officer Larson fired into the vehicle in an effort to stop the threat,” according to the district attorney case review and findings. “Officer Larson immediately heard Combs rev the police SUV engine and feared that Combs was going to run him over. The DA said Larson feared he might be run over. The district attorney said that while Combs was in the patrol vehicle, there was an assault rifle that belonged to Larson within Combs’ reach.ĪLSO READ: Police: Man fatally shot, officer hit by car while responding to kidnapping call in GastoniaĬombs then revved the patrol car’s engine and that was when Larson fired shots, according to Vaneekhoven. Officer Larson used every tool he was trained to use, from verbal commands, his taser, his ASP baton, and didn’t fire his duty weapon until he had no other choice,” Vaneekhoven said. “Combs failed to comply with 15 different verbal commands. The DA said Combs then ran from that truck and got into Larson’s running patrol SUV. Vaneekhoven said Combs tried to steal a truck from the dealership and repeatedly ignored Larson’s police commands. Officer shoots, kills burglary suspect in Concord, police sayĭistrict Attorney Roxann Vaneekhoven said she repeatedly reviewed Larson’s body camera video that showed the encounter with Combs - an interaction that spanned 90 seconds before the shooting. Officer who shot, killed man at car dealership fired from department, Concord police say Viewer discretion is advised.įamily of man killed by former Concord police officer files wrongful-death lawsuitĪutopsy report released for man shot by now-fired Concord police officer >Video clips can be watched in the video at the top of this webpage. Channel 9 filed the original petition to get the video footage, and it was released exclusively to WSOC-TV before being made available to the public weeks later on Sept. 25, the City of Concord released the police body camera footage from the deadly shooting to Channel 9′s Glenn Counts. Larson and Combs then got into a fight before the shooting, officials said.Īfter the State Bureau of Investigation finished its investigation, the case was handed over to the district attorney to decide if charges would be filed. Investigators said Larson found Combs trying to steal a car at the dealership. In February, Brandon Combs, 29, was fatally shot by Concord police officer Timothy Larson at the Nissan dealership along Concord Parkway, according to authorities. The Cabarrus County district attorney told Channel 9′s Allison Latos Wednesday that no charges will be filed against the police officer who shot and killed a man at a car dealership earlier this year in Concord.

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