“Middleton told the News Journal that two deputies shot him early Saturday morning when he turned to face them while getting a cigarette out of his mother’s car, saying he was bent over inside the car when he was ordered to ‘get your hands out where [the shooter] could see them.’ The News Journal reported that a neighbor called authorities after seeing someone reaching into the car, prompting the unidentified deputies to respond to what they thought was a burglary in progress. The two deputies have been put on paid leave. Middleton told the News Journal the deputies did not check the license plate on the car or provide an explanation for their actions.”
