Fatal Police Shooting of Dare County Woman Was Justified, North Carolina DA Says

District Attorney says officer shooting in Manteo lawful

MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — A Manteo Police officer who shot an armed woman last week was justified in doing so, the district attorney for the First Prosecutorial District said Tuesday. Report: Manteo Police officer shoots, kills armed suspect The woman, Denny Winslow, 49, had called 911 Oct. 2 from the 200 block of Mother Vineyard Road on Roanoke Island to say that a man who she said had previously forced himself into her apartment, stole presc…

DA Cruden: Officer-involved shooting ‘while tragic, was lawful’ - The Coastland Times

The office of District Attorney Jeff Cruden has released a statement regarding last week’s fatal officer-involved shooting on Roanoke Island. According to the statement, on October 2, 2025, “an emergency 911 call was received by Dare County communications from 238 Mother Vineyard Road. The caller, Ms. Denny Winslow, had previously reported to law enforcement on September 29, 2025 that a ‘black male wearing a police uniform that looked like milit…

Fatal police shooting of Dare County woman was justified, North Carolina DA says

A North Carolina DA calls last week's Manteo officer-involved shooting "lawful" after an armed confrontation.