A defendant who was shot by an officer after attacking a bailiff in a North Carolina courtroom has died, officials say.
A Roxboro police officer shot Christopher Thomas Vaughan, 35, just before noon Thursday after he tried to take the bailiff's weapon in the Person County Courthouse, according to a statement from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
The Roxboro officer's hand was broken, while the bailiff had a gash on his head and scratches on his neck, officials said. Both were treated at hospitals and have since been released."The release of the officer’s name will be at the discretion of the District Attorney’s Office and will not be released at this time per the police department’s policy," the state bureau said in its statement.Roxboro is about 55 miles northwest of Raleigh.
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