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James L. Norris, 25, of Wilmington, Delaware, was shot and killed in Salisbury, Maryland, on February 3, 2014. Police had been searching for Norris on outstanding handgun charges from Delaware and located him as a passenger during a traffic stop on U.S. Route 13 near Philadelphia Avenue. Salisbury Police Officer Milton Rodriguez approached the vehicle and asked for Norris’s name; according to reports Norris put both hands in his jacket pockets after being told not to and reportedly said that one of them was going to die.

Body-worn and dashboard video, radio transmissions and witness statements indicate both Norris and Officer Rodriguez fired their weapons. Norris was struck in the head, found clutching two revolvers in his pockets, and later pronounced dead at Peninsula Regional Medical Center; suspected cocaine was also reported in his possession. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigated and the Wicomico County State’s Attorney reviewed the evidence, concluding Rodriguez’s use of deadly force was justified and announcing no criminal charges would be filed.

Are there details from that traffic stop or the subsequent investigation that readers can add or clarify?