Coverage dated May 7, 2022

Raleigh police shoot man suspected of using Molotov cocktails to set cars on fire and threaten an officer

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Andy Rose, CNN A man who allegedly used incendiary devices to set police cars on fire at a North Carolina police station was killed after he also threatened an officer with one of the devices, the Raleigh police chief said.

KESQ Palm Springs's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

  1. BizPac Review

    NC man fatally shot after throwing Molotov cocktail toward cops, setting police cruisers on fire (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Police officers in Raleigh, N.C., killed a suspect who'd been throwing Molotov cocktails at them and their cruisers.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Raleigh police shoot man suspected of using Molotov cocktails to set cars on fire and threaten an officer (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Andy Rose, CNN A man who allegedly used incendiary devices to set police cars on fire at a North Carolina police station was killed after he also threatened an officer with one of the devices, the Raleigh police chief said.

  3. Greensboro News & Record

    In bizarre incident, Raleigh officers kill man setting cars on fire near police station (opens Greensboro News & Record)

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    Greensboro News & Record's feed description

    RALEIGH — Officers shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon who was throwing Molotov cocktails and setting cars on fire near a police station in North Carolina's capital city.

  4. Sioux City Journal

    NC officers kill man setting cars ablaze near police station (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    The police chief in Raleigh, North Carolina, says officers have shot and killed a man who was throwing Molotov cocktails and setting cars on fire near a police station. Police

  5. Triblive

    N.C. officers kill man setting cars ablaze near police station (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    RALEIGH, N.C. — Officers shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon who was throwing Molotov cocktails and setting cars on fire near a police station in Raleigh, authorities said. The confrontation began after an officer observed a man lighting vehicles on fire in a parking lot near a district station

  6. Fox News

    Police fatally shoot North Carolina man throwing Molotov cocktails near officers, setting cars on fire (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Police shot and killed a man who was setting cars on fire Saturday afternoon near a North Carolina police station.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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