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Authorities in South Carolina have released new footage showing how a mentally ill Black man died while sheriff's deputies forcibly removed him from a jail cell earlier this year.
N. Charleston council member calls for sheriffâs resignation
Sheriff to hold news conference Friday afternoon
RAW VIDEO: N. Charleston councilman calls for Charleston Co. sheriff s resignation By Patrick Phillips | May 14, 2021 at 2:40 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 3:29 PM
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A North Charleston City Council member is calling for the Charleston County sheriff to step down.
Council member Jerome Heyward said he has âno faithâ in Sheriff Kristin Graziano after watching the footage the of the death of Jamal Sutherland inside the jail on Jan. 5.
Graziano released the footage late Thursday night. Heyward, who said he watched the video, said âhe was not pleasedâ with what he saw.
Deputies investigating late-night McClellanville shooting
VIDEO: Deputies investigating late-night McClellanville shooting By Patrick Phillips | May 13, 2021 at 10:49 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 12:35 PM
McCLELLANVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County deputies are investigating a shooting Wednesday night that left one man wounded.
Deputies responded just before 10:30 p.m. to the 1600 block of River Road where a shooting had been reported, according to Capt. Roger Antonio.
He said EMS took a man to the hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
“The victim’s vehicle was also damaged by gunfire,” Antonio said.
Deputies say a gunman in another vehicle reportedly shot the victim.