Citizen Report No. 1709327245 - 738799685

Chris Harris

Cherokee Tribal Police Department

P.O. Box 455

Cherokee, North Carolina 28719

(828) 497-7000‬‬‬

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Date of Offense

December 13, 2022

Offense(s)

Use of Force

Supporting Document(s)

Cherokee tribal police get no criminal charges in shooting unarmed man_0.pdf

Statement

Jason Harley Kloepfer, a 41-year-old man, was shot on December 13, 2022, by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Police SWAT Team at Kloepfer's home in Murphy, North Carolina, United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Jason_Harley_Kloepfer#cite_note-Jones-1

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Definition of Offense(s)

Use of Force

Police brutality is the use of excessive and unnecessary force on the part of a police officer when he is interacting with a civilian, resulting in a violation of the civilian’s civil rights.

North Carolina Public Records Law

Chapter 132 - North Carolina General Assembly

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Anyone can request public records and no statement of purpose is required. There are no restrictions placed on the use of records and there is no time limit for a response. Section § 132-6 of the North Carolina Public Records Law states that a custodian of public records shall make them available "at reasonable times and under reasonable supervision by any person, and shall, as promptly as possible, furnish copies thereof upon payment of any fees as may be prescribed by law."

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Citizen Report No. 1709327245 - 738799685

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