The Police Shooting of Jason Kloepfer

In the early morning hours of December 13, 2022 a heavily armed Cherokee County NC Sheriff's SWAT team arrived that the trailer home of Jason Kloepfer and Alison Mahler, and began shouting orders at the couple sleeping inside. Awakened, Kloepfer and Mahler stumbled to the door of their trailer, and opened to shouted commands. Quickly, however, numerous shots were fired by officers, striking Kloepfer to the floor of his trailer. Shortly after the shooting the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office r...

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