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Human remains discovered near US-220N exit in Roanoke, police say

Skeletal remains were discovered near an exit ramp off of US-220 North in Roanoke, according to police.

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Human remains discovered near US-220N exit in Roanoke, police say

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Activists angry police who shoot can wait to face questions

After a police officer fatally shoots someone, it can take days or even weeks before the public or his supervisors hear the officer's version of what happened. In many states, that so-called cooling off period is carved out in state law or in a police department's contract. Law enforcement officials and experts say officers need to be able to collect their thoughts, so they don't provide details that are tainted by the trauma of the shooting. More than a dozen states have what are called Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights carved into law. Bob Bennett, an attorney in Minnesota who represented the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who was fatally shot by Noor, decried what he called special treatment being given officers.

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