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Number of shots fired at the back of Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man gunned down by a North Charleston police officer last Saturday. The officer was charged with murder after a video surfaced that contradicted his story about the events. Scott died. More: See publisher Andy Brack’s commentary.
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Number of suspects shot at by South Carolina police over the last five years. A few have been accused of pulling the trigger illegally, but none has been convicted, according to an analysis by The State newspaper. More. Another story showed S.C. police fired at 43 suspects in 2014, killing 18 and injuring 20. One officer lost his life and another is being prosecuted for misuse of force, The State reported. More.
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