HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Players work out to say that #WeWantToPlay FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 B1 No charges filed in officer-involved shooting death PHOTOS BY SHELBIE GOULDING / THE SUMTER ITEM Body camera footage from Sumter County Cpl. Andrew Gillette shows Body cam details fatal County Deputy Cpl. Andrew omey Hospital. him aiming a Taser at Terry Hasty on Feb. 25. Gillette and the person who Solicitor Ernest “Chip” exchange between shot him. Finney III shared part of the Sumter County Gillette, a 36-year-old Air body camera footage that was Third Judicial Cpl. Gillette, tenant Force veteran, was shot to recorded that day from both Circuit Solicitor death while attempting to Gillette and another deputy, Ernest “Chip” BY SHELBIE GOULDING Finney III
[email protected] serve a detention order and Cpl. Gary Beaver, who was on an eviction notice at 3120 scene Feb. 25, to show the rea- shares informa- The Sumter County Third Thomas Sumter Highway in sons his office’s investigation tion Thursday Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Of- Dalzell, where he was struck concluded the deputies acted on the investi- fice held a press conference in the chest after a man fired within their legal boundaries. gation of the Thursday afternoon announc- multiple shots from the resi- The owners and occupants fatal officer-in- ing findings in the investiga- dence. of the residence were in a volved shoot- tion of the fatal officer-in- Though Gillette was wear- “long standing legal battle ing on Feb. 25. volved shooting on Feb.