The Lenoir Police Department has released the identities of an officer involved in a recent shooting and the woman who was shot and killed.
Sgt. Brandon Macleod is the officer who fired the shots while Shellabell Tester, 46, was the woman who was killed.
The shooting occurred Tuesday morning on Starcross Road. Police say Tester was shot after she refused to put down two knives she was holding while charging at officers. Officers deployed a Taser. Tester dropped the knives but picked them back up.
Macleod, a patrol officer who has been with the department for 12 years, is on administrative leave per the department’s policy.
The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.
The Lenoir Police Department is also conducting an internal review to determine if officers followed appropriate procedures.
The Hickory Daily Record contributed to this report