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Suicidal man shot by High Point Police has died of his injuries

Updated 12/20 10:35 a.m.

A suicidal man shot by High Point Police on Thursday has died from his injuries. 

At a press conference, Chief Curtis Cheeks said officers responded to a report around 11 a.m. that a man was using a razor to cut himself at a McDonald’s on Mall Loop Road. 

“Prior to their arrival, we received updated information that that subject was now armed with a knife," Cheeks said. "Officers arrived and attempted to communicate with an individual and de-escalate, and as a result of the individual's actions, shots were fired.”

Cheeks said the two responding officers fired their weapons, critically injuring 50-year-old Najeem A. Jordan of High Point. He was transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist where he died Thursday night. 

Cheeks was asked whether Jordan had charged at officers before shots were fired. He declined to comment. 

The State Bureau of Investigation will review the case, as is standard protocol. Both involved officers were placed on administrative duty pending the investigation. 

*Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include the name of the victim.

 

April Laissle is a reporter and WFDD's host of All Things Considered. Her work has been featured on several national news programs and recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Before joining WFDD in 2019, she worked at public radio stations in Ohio and California.
Amy Diaz began covering education in North Carolina’s Piedmont region and High Country for WFDD in partnership with Report For America in 2022. Before entering the world of public radio, she worked as a local government reporter in Flint, Mich. where she was named the 2021 Rookie Writer of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. Diaz is originally from Florida, where she interned at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and freelanced for the Tampa Bay Times. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of South Florida, but truly got her start in the field in elementary school writing scripts for the morning news. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.

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