‘Oh my God feeling.’ Trooper speaks about shooting knife-wielding man, worrying about other officers - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

WSVN

Lean Left

High Factuality

Media Conglomerate: Sunbeam Television

‘Oh my God feeling.’ Trooper speaks about shooting knife-wielding man, worrying about other officers - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

(AP) — A Connecticut state trooper who shot a 19-year-old man to death in a stolen car in 2020 testified in his defense Friday that he believed he had to open fire because the man was armed with a knife and made threatening movements toward other officers. Trooper Brian North, 33, took the stand on the fifth day of his trial in Milford, Connecticut, on a charge of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm. He fatally shot Mubarak Soulemane in Wes…