The shooting occured in the area of Shelby’s Parkview Street, in Shelby North Carolina while searching for Irving Lucien Fenner Jr., 23, of Grover, North Carolina. The subject was wanted on outstanding warrants
Casey Fenner of New York and Deitra Morris of Shelby were each charged with accessory after the fact of first-degree murder, which is a Class C felony.
Cleveland County District Attorney’s Office accepted a plea proposal proposed by the defense in hopes of saving Fenner from the death penalty. During the sentencing, the prosecution presented evidence including the few seconds of Brackeen’s body camera footage which showed six shots, two striking officer Brackeen and one shot striking the suspect,
