A Newton police officer was indicated and charged with second-degree murder in a June officer involved shooting.

Lt. Carlos Alverto Uribe was charged Monday after an indictment was returned, according to a news release from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.

"The SBI conducted a thorough investigation and disseminated its findings to the Catawba County District Attorney for review," the release said.

Newton Police Chief Vidal Sipe said Uribe remains on unpaid administrative leave while the department continues its internal investigation.

The charges stem from a June 26 shooting, the release said. A man was shot and killed by a Newton police officer after a chase that started in Newton and ended in a crash in Conover, the Newton Police Department said in June.

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