A newly released dashcam video shows the moments that led up to a shooting in North Charleston involving police and deputies that left one man dead just after midnight on Dec. 27.
North Charleston police and Charleston County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of multiple shots being fired at the Marathon gas station on Dorchester Road. When they got there, they found the suspect armed with a handgun about 50 yards from the business. The officers and deputies tried to de-escalate the situation, until the suspect fired a round at the officers, resulting in multiple police officers and deputies returning fire. The suspect died from multiple gunshot wounds at the scene.
Eight North Charleston police officers and three Charleston County deputies were placed on administrative leave.The State Law Enforcement Division was called in to investigate the incident.
The North Charleston Police Department said its eight officers are now back in the field, while the status of the three deputies remain undisclosed.
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