South Carolina police release bodycam footage of officer shooting dead a black handcuffed shoplifting suspect outside a Walmart - after cops say he pointed a gun at them
Ariane Lamont McCree, 28, was shot and killed by police outside a Walmart in Chester, South Carolina back in November
Footage of the fatal shooting has only just been released after the incident sparked protests and community unrest in the small South Carolina city
McCree was handcuffed at the time of the shooting after being detained on suspicion of shoplifting
The officers involved claim they acted in self-defense and that McCree pulled a gun on police as he was fleeing the shoplifting arrest
Shell casings from the scene show that officers fired at least two dozen times
The bodycam video shows an officer with his gun drawn approaching McCree from across the parking lot
The officers were later filmed removing a gun from McCree's body
By Emily Crane For Dailymail.com
Published: 11:39 EDT, 15 June 2020 | Updated: 11:39 EDT, 15 June 2020
Police in South Carolina have released body camera video of officers fatally shooting a handcuffed black man they said was wielding a gun in a Walmart parking lot.
Ariane Lamont McCree, 28, was shot and killed by police outside a Walmart in Chester back in November.
Footage of the fatal shooting has only just been released after the incident sparked protests and community unrest in the small South Carolina city.
McCree was handcuffed at the time of the shooting after being detained on suspicion of shoplifting.
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