Officer Fatally Shoots Man At Ballentyne-Area House

2012 photo of Clay Crawford McCall

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Friday morning, a mentally-ill man, Clay Crawford McCall,  was fatally shot at a Ballantyne-area home by Officer Ole Swenson.  McCall had a past history of violence, including the shooting and murdering of his own father when he was 19. Afterwards, he spent years in a mental institute for what appeared as schizophrenia.

The incident began when McCall’s grandmother, who lives in the Quail Acres neighborhood off Ballantyne Commons Parkway, called a mental health caseworker, who then called police. Police arrived at the home and confronted McCall who became agitated. He suddenly grabbed a  pair of gardening shears and rushed at police. Officer John Galland deployed a Taser, but the shot was not effective. Officer Swenson then stepped in to protect his fellow officers, firing two shotsOfficer Swenson, a 26-year veteran fired two shots into McCall as he charged at police with a pair of garden shears. He later was pronounced dead at Carolinas Medical Center.

Police on the scene in south Charlotte Friday September 14, 2012

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct an investigation to determine whether department policies were followed. That is protocol for officer-involved shootings. Officers Galland and Swenson have been placed on administrative leaving pending the outcome of that investigation.



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