Federal court affirms prior ruling favoring Dare sheriff and deputy in 2023 shooting. Attorney for daughter of murdered Manteo man says they will appeal again
- Corinne Saunders
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Photos of Sylvester Demetrius Selby alone and with his daughters are displayed at Cartwright Park in Manteo during his vigil on Oct. 3, 2023, the evening after he died following a law enforcement encounter in which he was shot three times. According to a medical examiner’s report, Selby’s manner of death was homicide by a pocketknife stab wound to the chest, with two gunshot wounds to the torso as “contributing conditions,” and both a handgun and a pocketknife were listed as his “means of death.” (Photo by Corinne Saunders)
By Corinne Saunders
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a prior district court decision to dismiss the lawsuit against the Dare County sheriff and a deputy. The lawsuit challenged the use of force in a 2023 encounter that ended with the death of a Manteo man, and the lawyer for the daughter of the deceased shared plans to again appeal.
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