US cop shoots dead unarmed DEAF MUTE trying to communicate with sign language

A US cop shot and killed a deaf and mute man who was trying to communicate using sign language after being pulled over for a speeding violation.

Father-of-one Daniel Kevin Harris, 29, was gunned down outside his own home in North Carolina by Charlotte state trooper Jermaine Saunders last Thursday.

According to authorities, the officer tried to pull Harris over after he observed him speeding but the deaf driver continued to his own house leading Saunders on a brief pursuit.

Police say that when the victim stopped his car, he exited the vehicle and approached Saunders which resulted in the fatal shooting.

However, WCNC reports that witnesses said unarmed Harris was shot ‘almost immediately’ after getting out his car.

Onlookers said the 29-year-old, who has a four-year-old son, was trying to communicate using sign language.

But officer Saunders claims he killed Harris, who died at the scene, because he was moving towards him and not responding to his commands.

The victim’s grieving family, who are also hearing impaired, claim Harris would not have understood the situation and would have been afraid.

Speaking through an interpreter to WCCB, brother Jay Harris said: “He was unarmed – and he is a deaf individual, and I think that he was just afraid.

“He could not hear their warnings. He could not hear their commands to stop or to stay away from them.”

“He was shot, and now we’re left with nothing.

”The victim pictured with his son who is now reportedly four-years-old