Gastonia Police Accidentally Shoots Woman Inside Home

Gastonia, North Carolina — Newly released body cam footage shows the moments before, during and after a Gastonia police officer shot a woman in July. Rookie officer Stephen Whisnant was responding to a noise complaint on Gray Street on July 8 when he encountered Jarvis Lynn in the home’s front yard. Footage from the incident shows Lynn running from Whisnant. The officer asks to see Lynn’s hands and he runs inside through the home’s back door. Whisnant’s body camera captures the moments that happened next