Witnesses are challenging an off-duty cop's claims after he fatally shot a black man in North Carolina after the man jumped on his truck.
Protesters gathered outside a police station Sunday to decry the fatal shooting of Jason Walker, 37, a day earlier by an off-duty sheriff's deputy in North Carolina.
The demonstrators disputed an initial account of the shooting given by police Saturday after the only witness said that Walker was hit by the truck before being shot.
Police in Fayetteville said a preliminary investigation shows that Walker 'ran into traffic and jumped on a moving vehicle,' a truck driven by an off-duty Cumberland County sheriff's deputy.
Graphic video shows the scene after an off-duty police officer fatally shot a black man who he claims jumped on his truck while he was driving down the road Saturday (Pictured: The unidentified Cumberland County sheriff's deputy is seen wearing a blue hoodie a baseball cap as he calls 911)
After the alleged attack, the off-duty deputy fatally shot Jason Walker, 37, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. A bystander can be heard in the video claiming to have heard four shots fired (Pictured: A police officer speaks to the off-duty deputy as a trauma nurse who witnessed the accident attends to Walker's wounds)
The shooting took place just after 2:15pm on Saturday along Bingham Drive in Fayetteville, outside Walker's home. The deputy, who was not identified by police, shot Walker and then called 911, police said.
Walker was pronounced dead on scene. Police did not disclose how many times or where he was shot. The single father leaves behind one young son.
Elizabeth Ricks, a trauma nurse who said she witnessed the incident and applied pressure to Walker's wound, told the crowd on Sunday that Walker was attempting to cross the street to get to his home when he was struck by the deputy's truck and then shot.
Ricks told the News & Observer she was on the scene and watched the entire situation unfold. As a trauma nurse, she jumped into action and tried to save Walker's life.
'I did not see anyone in distress. The man was just walking home,' said Ricks.
Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins said during a news conference Sunday that investigators examined the black box computer of the truck, which did not record any impact with any person or thing.
'We currently have no witnesses who claim that anyone was hit by this truck,' she said.
The police department said Walker 'ran into traffic and jumped on a moving vehicle,' according to their preliminary investigation.
In video of the shooting's aftermath. recorded by Rick's husband, it appears the off-duty deputy had been driving a red truck that wasn't a law enforcement vehicle.
Walker was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unclear how many times or where he was shot
Walker is remembered by loved ones as a happy go-lucky man with a big heart
She said the only person at the scene who indicated they witnessed what happened said Walker was not struck by the truck.
Hawkins said investigators noted that a
