24-year-old man dead in Sanford NC officer-involved shooting

SANFORD, N.C. -

The family of a 24-year-old Sanford man say police fatally shot the man Wednesday when officers attempted to serve a warrant.

Family members of Travis Faison told WNCN that Faison was shot by an officer Wednesday at a home in the 600 block of Magnolia Street in Sanford when police attempted to serve a warrant at the address.

Sanford police confirmed a man died in an officer-involved shooting around 1:40 p.m. on Magnolia Street.

The State Bureau of Investigation will investigate the incident, Sanford police confirmed.

The family said a struggle ensued between Faison and the officer, which led to the shooting.

“The police came up to my cousin's house looking for a warrant. Shot and killed him,” said Tyrone Bell."

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