6 ways this case compares to others

1. Evidence in this case, and accounts given by officers and witnesses, included conflicting details. That was true for 27 other cases.
2. Carter fired shots at police, which happened in 15 percent of shootings.
3. A SWAT or tactical team was involved in the incident. Tactical teams are involved in 7 percent of police shootings.
4. Officers approached Carter after he was suspected of committing a minor crime. That’s true in 1 of every 12 cases.
5. Carter was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
6. Carter pointed a weapon at officers. Twenty-eight percent of shootings involved people who police say pointed a weapon at them.

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