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A North Carolina man was fatally shot after firing at a trooper and deputy while fleeing the scene of a crash.
The man ran from the scene and fired multiple gunshots at them, officials said. They returned fire and the man was struck. The man, identified as Ghassan Radwan Baba, 22, of Albemarle, died at the scene, officials said. The trooper and deputy were not injured.
Trooper Micheal McCormick, the trooper involved in the shooting, was placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation, officials said. Details about the deputy involved were not available.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation was asked to conduct an independent investigation.