Autopsy: Man killed by North Carolina police had meth in his blood
Gastonia — A Gastonia man fatally shot outside a church by a pair of Kings Mountain officers during a two-state police chase had methamphetamine in his system, according to an autopsy report released this week. Police shot Matthew Allen Whitley, 26, as he ran up a hill on Branch Street toward Destiny Church on Oct. 19, 2017, and fired over his shoulder at the officers, investigators said. The incident ended a pursuit that started on Shannon […]
