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October 28, 2015

South Carolina: Cop Who Killed 19-Year-Old Avoids Criminal Charges 
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In other news from South Carolina, a local prosecutor says a police
officer who fatally shot a white 19-year-old who was sitting in his car
will not face criminal charges. Seneca Police Lieutenant Mark Tiller
shot Zachary Hammond through the open window of his car in July. Police
claim Hammond drove his car at officers after they asked him to put his
hands on the wheel during a drug sting. Attorneys for Hammond's family
say he was not given a chance to put his hands up. Federal authorities
are still investigating the shooting.

 

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